Geoscience
Fossil Turtles
| Is there more than just loose soil and scattered rocks here? Move your cursor over the image to see the cross-sections of two fossils. We often find turtles in close proximity. We don't yet know why. |
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The sizes of turtles vary. Some would fit in the palm of your hand. Others, like this one, would fill a wheelbarrow. |
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Fossil poaching is a problem at Toadstool Park. At the researcher's feet is a depression where a turtle fossil has been illegally removed. The information this turtle could have provided to the scientists has been lost forever. |
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Some turtles are found to be completely "exploded." |
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Occasionally turtles are found intact and make their way into a museum display. |
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