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The biggest turtle ever described wasn’t an ancestor of today’s leatherback turtles or any other living sea turtles. But it looks like there are some things about being a giant, skin-shelled ...
The fossils indicated that it possessed a smooth carapace similar to leatherback turtles, with the shell itself about 7.7 feet (2.35 meters) long and 7.2 feet (2.2 meters) wide.
British oil and gas giant Shell is set to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology from analytics firm SparkCognition to increase its deep sea oil output. The companies announced Wednesday that ...
Today’s largest sea turtles are the mighty leatherbacks (Dermochelys coriacea). The largest leatherbacks can grow up to 6 feet, half the size of Leviathanochelys aenigmatica , and can weigh up ...
These Ancient Sea Animal Fossils Aren't What They Seem, Scientists Say Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET.
The researchers used oyster shell fossils from the Neo-Tethys Ocean along with high-resolution climate models to reconstruct seasonal fluctuations in sea surface temperatures during the greenhouse ...
A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.
Fort Wetherill State Park is recommended for sea glass, while Cory’s Lane is known for fossils. Walk the Rhode Island shoreline and you’re bound to find something that catches your eye trapped ...