Terrestrial Mesozoic ninja turtles
Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - 06:31
in Biology & Nature
Turtles are an incredible evolutionary success story, with about 350 extant species that inhabit all major oceans and landmasses and from tropical to temperate climates. The fossil record of turtles is incredibly rich, and documents the adaptation of various sub-lineages to a broad range of habitat preferences, including several marine radiations. They're also ridiculously cute, although whether their evolutionary accomplishment is down to this remains to be studied.