Turtles (Testudines) have captivated evolutionary biologists for decades due to their distinct morphology and ancient origins. Recent studies have elucidated the evolutionary transformations that led ...
Homopus areolatus – one of the smallest recent tortoise species. Credit: Abu Shawka, WikimediaCommons International researchers, including Dr. Gabriel Ferreira of the Senckenberg Center for Human ...
A newly discovered early turtle fossil from 228 million years ago is missing something crucial: its shell. But in the long, intriguing tale of turtle evolution, turtles didn't always have it all -- ...