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Unearthing a 90-Million-Year-Old Mystery: The Turtle No One Saw Coming

A 90-million-year-old fossil discovery in New Mexico has just revealed abrand-new species of turtle, shaking up what we thought we knew about ancient reptiles. This rare find from the mysterious ...
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32-million-year-old sea turtle fossil discovered in south Alabama

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A fishing trip in south Alabama led to one of the most remarkable fossil finds in the world. The Coleman family was out fishing north of Mobile in 2021 when they spotted ...
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13-Million-Year-Old Turtle Fossil Named After Shakira

Researchers in Colombia have discovered a turtle fossil dating back 13 million years. Found by local farmers, the specimen comprises of a skull and complete shell and is from a species named ...
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Fossil tracks in Italy record a turtle stampede from 80 million years ago

In South Africa, fossil turtles left trails near ancient shores. The Monte Cònero marks look like they came from swimmers, not walkers. That points strongly to sea turtles. The numbers add weight. On ...
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Family Fishing Trip Leads to “One-in-a-Million” Fossil Discovery

MOBILE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A family fishing trip in south Alabama led to the remarkable discovery of a 32-million-year-old leatherback sea turtle fossil, now identified as a new genus and species ...
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Stampeding Turtles Might Have Made Fossil Tracks in Italian Cliffs

Researchers suggest that an earthquake spooked a mob of sea turtles gathered together in a prehistoric sea. By Carolyn Wilke Rocky cliffs run into the Adriatic Sea near Ancona, Italy. There, above the ...