The Truth About What’s Inside a Turtle Shell

Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or ...
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This 228 million-year-old turtle didn't have a shell

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 -- ...

Do Sea Turtles Actually Feel It When You Touch Their Shells?

A sea turtle’s shell is living bone fused directly to its spine and ribs. It is not a detachable shield or an external case, ...
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Turtle shells protect some of the strangest features in the animal kingdom

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: A turtle's shell is as much a part of its body as our rib cage is of ours. In fact, it is their rib cage, and their spine, and their vertebrae, and ...