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Carved cave turtle may have been worshipped 35,000 years before Christianity

Micro-scratches within the grooves of the stone turtle shell show that it was carved by humans using sharp flint tools, experts say - Clara Amit/Israel Antiquities Authority The “cosmic turtle”, which ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Once Thought to Be Plants, These Rare Fossils Are Actually Baby Turtles, Scientists Say

Two fossilized specimens, each less than 2.5 inches in length, were originally thought to be plants. Now, scientists say they are preserved hatchling turtles. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, ...
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Six-Million-Year-Old Turtle Shell May Still Hold Ancient DNA Traces

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Could DNA Have Survived 6 Million Years Inside A Turtle Shell?

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