Ancient Turtle (IMAGE)

University of Florida

Ancient Turtle

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University of Florida paleontologist Jason Bourque reconstructs the 56-million-year-old shell of a newly described genus and species of ancient tropical turtle in his lab on Feb. 9, 2015. The fossil turtle gives clues to how today's species might react to warming habitats.

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Photo by Jeff Gage/Florida Museum of Natural History

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