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Ancient, Shell-Less Turtle Sported Whiplike Tail
An ancestor of modern-day turtles, a shell-less creature with a long tail once puttered around an ancient lake, likely munching on insects and worms with its peglike teeth, a new study finds.
Fossil Fragments Reveal Enormous Ancient Turtle (Video)
Opinion An enormous turtle fossil grew even bigger after an amateur fossil collector found its missing piece.
Boneworms Dined on Ancient Sea Serpents
Bone-eating worms that can devour an entire whale carcass were also feasting on prehistoric reptiles more than 100 million years ago.
Rescued Leatherback Turtle Released Today in South Carolina
A rare leatherback turtle stranded on a remote South Carolina beach was released back into the wild today (March 12).
Photos of the Incredible Leatherback Turtle Rescue
See photos of wildlife experts in South Carolina rescuing a stranded leatherback turtle on March 7, 2015.
Beach Microbes Starving Baby Sea Turtles of Oxygen
Opinion These endangered sea turtles are facing a new threat: sand microbes encouraged by the decomposing eggs.
Sea Turtles Use Earth's Magnetic Field to Find Home
Female sea turtles, known to swim thousands of miles before returning to their birthplace to lay eggs, find their way home by relying on unique magnetic signatures along the coast, a new study finds.
Lonesome No More: George the Giant Tortoise on Public Display in NYC
The famous giant tortoise, Lonesome George, holds his head high, even in death.
