The first turtle with a fully developed shell — a creature that would be clearly recognizable to almost everyone as a turtle — shows up in the fossil record about 214 million years ago. But the fossil ...

Scientists at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla believe they have created the world’s first 3-D-printed brace for a sea turtle’s shell, and the results seem ...

A turtle's shell is unique in that it is made up of around 50 bones, with ribs, shoulder bones and vertebrae fused together to form a hard external shell. How it forms today can be observed in a ...

A 3D-printed brace shell has helped one lucky loggerhead sea turtle in California get a clean bill of health. The sea creature arrived at San Diego's Birch Aquarium in 2014.

The ribs of a 240 million-year-old fossil hold clues to how the first turtle shell evolved. And its skull shape seems closer to that of lizards and snakes than to an ancestor of dinosaurs and birds.

We’re covering several fascinating turtle facts, including when they originated, what their shell is made of, and why their nest temperature is important. Join us as we discover 10 incredible ...

A turtle refers to any reptile with a shell, so all tortoises are technically turtles, too. The main difference is that tortoises live only on land, while turtles can live both on land and in water.