Tuesday, 2. September 2008
Topic: NATURE - on September 2, 2008 at 1:52:00 PM CEST
75 Million-Year-Old Fossilised Pregnant Turtle Unveiled [video]
Nine years after its discovery in the badlands of southeastern Alberta, the 75-million-year-old fossil of a pregnant turtle finally made its public debut Wednesday.
At 40 centimetres long, its turtle shape is still evident and most of its skeleton is complete but its shell is crushed. The pregnant fossil was found in 1999. Six years later, a fossilized nest of eggs was found from the same species about 50 kilometres away.
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