Move over, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — there is a new, shell-backed badass in town. In a study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, researchers announced the discovery of a ...

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.

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

This one-ton turtle once ruled South America’s rivers — until a changing planet proved too much for even the largest ...

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"We are really excited about the upcoming Turtle-takeover of the space station." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...