When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving ...

Shell Structure and Function. Turtles: Turtles possess flatter, streamlined shells that are thinner and lighter. This design helps them swim more efficiently in water, ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it’s easy to envision them as armored warriors – their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks. These ...

Researchers excavating a fossilized turtle shell from Panama’s Caribbean coast. Photo: Carlos De Gracia, University of Vienna and STRI A team of paleontologists studying the fossilized shell of ...

The DNA comes from the remains of a turtle shell first uncovered in 2015 in the Chagres Formation on Panama’s Caribbean coast. It represents the oldest known fossil evidence of Lepidochelys turtles.