The post This Giant Ancient Turtle Dwarfs Its Modern Ancestors appeared first on A-Z Animals. Turtles today are often slow-moving, modestly sized creatures, but their ancient relatives were quite ...

Before leaving on a fossil-hunting trip for a summer 2021 field paleontology class, a Montana State University junior made an ...

Turtles today are often slow-moving, modestly sized creatures, but their ancient relatives were quite different. Long before modern turtles evolved into the familiar forms we recognize today, some ...

Long before humans walked the Earth, the skies of South America were ruled by a colossal bird. Argentavis magnificens, one of ...

Kids’ summer adventures often end in finding cool rocks. But 11-year-old Touren Pope found a prehistoric turtle. Back in July ...

A majestic sea turtle glides smoothly above a vibrant coral reef in clear blue water. Surrounded by marine life and colorful corals, the scene captures the calm beauty and rich biodiversity of the ...

Giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island in Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago as conservationists release 158 juvenile ...

The Royal Turtle is classified as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List and is also listed in Appendix I of CITES. The ...

Deep in the coastal woods of South Carolina, behind high fences, guard dogs, and security cameras, is a group of people who know more about turtles than you. Posters and paintings of turtles and ...

The unexpected discovery of four turtle species in a dam near Armidale has left researchers wondering if people have been ...

Eleven-year-old Touren Pope was hunting for rocks in southwest Wyoming when he came across the fossil of a soft-shelled ...

Following the recent discovery of two Royal Turtle nests, a conservation team is guarding the eggs and will monitor their hatching to ensure a high survival rate. The nests were discovered on a sandy ...