A 260 million-year-old fossil has been determined to be the oldest ancestor of turtles found to date, revealing something about the reptile's mysterious past.

Archaeologists discover fossil of ancient shell-less turtle By . Mike Wehner, BGR. Published Aug. 24, 2018, 3:47 p.m. ET. Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Turtles; Ancient, Shell-Less Turtle Sported Whiplike Tail. News. By Laura Geggel published 24 June 2015 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Ancient Shell-Less Turtle Species Identified From 228-Million-Year-Old Triassic Era Fossil. By Shubham Sharma Published 08/23/18 AT 8:17 AM EDT. ... Some turtles got shells, ...

The dawn beak turtle had a beak but no shell, but modern turtles have all of the above. This strongly hints that the evolution of the species we see on Earth today is likely far more complicated ...

Recently, however, a fossil turtle was found that had no shell, but that DID have a beak. ... Please keep comments to less than 150 words. No abusive material or spam will be published.

Hundreds of millions of years ago, a shell-less turtle developed a malady in its bones. Now, 240 million years later, the Triassic period turtle is finally receiving a diagnosis: bone cancer.

Turtles have a unique body plan that has barely changed since the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, and its distinctive shell characteristically defines its place in the animal kingdom.

An extremely rare, giant soft-shell turtle, whose existence was connected to the country’s folklore, has died in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital, according to reports.