Veterinary News

First Fossil Gravid Turtle Provides Insight Into The Evolution Of Reproductive Traits In Turtles

Veterinary News
Fri, 29 August 2008
This study reports on the first fossil turtle with eggs preserved within the body cavity, as well as on one of the few known North American fossil turtle nests. These fossils belong to an extinct turtle called Adocus, and were found in 75 million year old rocks in Alberta, Canada. The specimens reveal that Adocus built its nests near rivers and laid large clutches of thick-shelled, hard, spherical eggs.

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