Evolution of the turtle

1995/10/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Zoologia

The adjoining shell is 210 million years old. Likewise, the turtle that was shelled must be from the same time. New York paleontologists discovered that he lived in present-day Argentina. This turtle took its first steps in the Triassic, but will still have to go a long way.

Analyzing the characteristics of the old turtle will be studied the defense systems and the changes that these reptiles have developed throughout the evolution. The turtle with a shell of half a meter in diameter has been found practically in its entirety. This will greatly facilitate research, among other things because it can be compared with other reptiles of the same time that were found in Germany.