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Mesozoic sea turtle laid hard-shelled eggs

Started by Halichoeres, January 15, 2019, 02:49:35 PM

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January 15, 2019, 02:49:35 PM
Modern sea turtles lay leathery eggs, but one of the earliest marine turtles, Desmatochelys, evidently laid eggs with rigid shells. Here are some fossilized eggs alongside some shell fragments from the adult:



Paper (seems to be open access but I can send you a pdf if you'd like one): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pala.12413
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