Rocks have been found to hold many traces of Earth's ancient history, but usually geologists have to seek them out. Every ...

The collection of markings is now thought to have been left by a herd of ancient sea turtles that had been frightened off by ...

Researchers in Colombia have discovered a turtle fossil dating back 13 million years. Found by local farmers, the specimen ...

Nine pairs of fornicating turtle fossils have been found in Germany, frozen in time while having sex some 50 million years ago, according to a recent study published in Biology Letters. The turtle ...

Serpentine-necked, four-flippered plesiosaurs were among the most successful marine predators in the time of dinosaurs. A remarkably complete and well-preserved fossil has revealed that at least some ...

The Colombian singer inspires beyond music: scientists honor her legacy by naming Shakiremys colombiana, a ...