Comments on: 100 Million Year Old Turtle Remains Found http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/04/100-millionn-year-old-turtle-remains-found/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:49:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: VonSkippy http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/04/100-millionn-year-old-turtle-remains-found/comment-page-1/#comment-379022 VonSkippy Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:20:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/04/100-millionn-year-old-turtle-remains-found/#comment-379022 @Alex I wondered that too. According to Wikipedia: "the earliest known turtles being from around 215 million years ago, making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups, and a much more ancient group than lizards and snakes. " @Alex
I wondered that too.

According to Wikipedia:
"the earliest known turtles being from around 215 million years ago, making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups, and a much more ancient group than lizards and snakes. "

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/04/100-millionn-year-old-turtle-remains-found/comment-page-1/#comment-378423 Alex Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:22:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/04/100-millionn-year-old-turtle-remains-found/#comment-378423 Turtle was around 100 million years ago? Turtle was around 100 million years ago?

]]> By: Nicholas Dollak http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/04/100-millionn-year-old-turtle-remains-found/comment-page-1/#comment-377146 Nicholas Dollak Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:48:23 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/04/100-millionn-year-old-turtle-remains-found/#comment-377146 Despite the recent scandal of manufactured Chinese "fossils," China is still yielding plenty of legitimate fossils. Modern turtles and tortoises may be descended from chelonians, fossils of which have been found that are at least 200 million years old. Interestingly enough, like sharks, these reptiles have remained virtually unchanged all that time. A 100-million-year-old turtle fossil is not a new discovery, although it may be the first or oldest fossil found of a particular species of turtle, or the best-preserved specimen. As for its head, it could have been bitten off, but more likely it was pulled inside, since the rest of the body is intact. Nice fossil! Despite the recent scandal of manufactured Chinese "fossils," China is still yielding plenty of legitimate fossils. Modern turtles and tortoises may be descended from chelonians, fossils of which have been found that are at least 200 million years old. Interestingly enough, like sharks, these reptiles have remained virtually unchanged all that time.

A 100-million-year-old turtle fossil is not a new discovery, although it may be the first or oldest fossil found of a particular species of turtle, or the best-preserved specimen. As for its head, it could have been bitten off, but more likely it was pulled inside, since the rest of the body is intact. Nice fossil!

]]> By: Crudely Wrott http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/04/100-millionn-year-old-turtle-remains-found/comment-page-1/#comment-376967 Crudely Wrott Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:44:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/04/100-millionn-year-old-turtle-remains-found/#comment-376967 Sure it has a head. It's just pulled in as turtles do. Sure it has a head. It's just pulled in as turtles do.

]]> By: Christophe http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/04/100-millionn-year-old-turtle-remains-found/comment-page-1/#comment-376856 Christophe Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:05:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/04/100-millionn-year-old-turtle-remains-found/#comment-376856 I'm surprised that they did not make a chinese dish out of it... I'm surprised that they did not make a chinese dish out of it...

]]> By: owen http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/04/100-millionn-year-old-turtle-remains-found/comment-page-1/#comment-376854 owen Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:03:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/04/100-millionn-year-old-turtle-remains-found/#comment-376854 Oh sure, they say it's 'organic', but it's from China. It's probably just full of lead. Oh sure, they say it's 'organic', but it's from China. It's probably just full of lead.

]]> By: VonSkippy http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/04/100-millionn-year-old-turtle-remains-found/comment-page-1/#comment-376686 VonSkippy Sat, 05 Jan 2008 02:22:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/04/100-millionn-year-old-turtle-remains-found/#comment-376686 Wow, with science like that, the "local expert" should hook up with the Mythbusters. Wow, with science like that, the "local expert" should hook up with the Mythbusters.

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