Interestingly, other early fossils of different turtle species had shells but no beaked jaws. The dawn beak turtle had a beak but no shell, but modern turtles have all of the above.

At that size, it is nearly 100 times the size of the closest living relative, the Amazon river turtle, and twice the size of the largest turtle today, the marine leatherback, Cadena added.

The fossilised remains of a gigantic turtle shell have been uncovered in South America. ... -long and may have housed a 1,145-kilo turtle. It is almost 100 times the size of its closest living ...

A 220-million-year-old fossil found in southwestern China appears to have settled a long-simmering debate over reptile evolution: how did turtles get their shell? In a study published in the ...

Turtles have a unique body plan that has barely changed since the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, and its distinctive shell characteristically defines its place in the animal kingdom.

The sight of over 1,400 pieces of sea turtle shells, most about the size of dinner plates, on the floor of a warehouse near Miami International Airport was a sobering reminder that South Florida ...

And, at around 4.5 meters long and weighing more than two metric tons, Archelon -- as it'’’s known -- was more than twice the size of the largest sea turtle today - the leatherback.

Lots of turtles and tortoises — which can range in size from the size of a dime to 200 pounds — will be on display during a special event, but taking one home requires some special consideration.