An 11-year-old rock hunter has uncovered an almost complete turtle shell dating to roughly 48 million years ago. That intact shell secured a rare glimpse into a vanished river world before weather ...

Last year, the 11-year-old was hunting for rocks with his grandparents, Patti and Tom Patterson, on the Bureau of Land ...

Shell integration typically involves 50 to 60 individual bones fusing into a permanent structural cage. The carapace creates a mechanical constraint that prevents the chest from expanding during ...

Humongous Turtle Shell Unearthed. This shows an 8-million-year-old turtle shell that measured nearly 8 feet (2.4 meters) was ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The broad-shelled river turtle (Chelodina expansa) falls into a group known as side-neck turtles.

For years, the Coleman family's fishing trips on the Alabama Gulf Coast were routine. But in 2021, their outing near a riverbank led to an odd find: the shell of a 32-million-year-old leatherback sea ...