How the turtle got its shell: Amazing fossils are solving the
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For years, the oldest turtle fossils we could find had fully formed shells. Now, more primitive fossils are revealing the strange tale of how turtle shells evolved
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Turtwig' ancient turtle species discovered after fossil mystery solved
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Why Did Turtle Shells Evolve?
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Solved From the late Triassic of Germany, Proganochelys is
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It's Turtles All the Way Down in the Fossil Record - The New York Times
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How the Turtle Got Its Shell — Kalamazoo Public Library
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How the turtle got its shell: Amazing fossils are solving the mystery
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It's turtles all the way down in the fossil record
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How Did an Ancient Sea Turtle End Up Under a Dinosaur's Foot? - The New York Times
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Scientists solve evolutionary puzzle on how the turtle got its shell
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Turtles make sense after all
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