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Michael Everhart discovered a series of five large mosasaur vertebrae with two Cretoxyrhina teeth embedded in it. He found evidence the bone material had been partially dissolved where it had not been exposed to the elements. This implies that these vertebrae had been partially digested before fossilization by the shark that fed upon it. [94]
The turtle is the earliest recorded sandownid turtle in the world and the first of this family discovered in South America. The fossil find consists of a fairly complete skull, a well-preserved lower jaw and postcrania with an almost complete carapace , three cervical vertebrae, right humerus and coracoid, both femora , tibiae , and pelvic girdle.
They are found commonly throughout most of the southern half of the state, extending their range into Chihuahua, Mexico (where they can be found as far south as Chihuahua City). In Texas, desert box turtles are mostly found in the Trans-Pecos and Big Bend areas of West Texas (and within Big Bend National Park ).
The animals are found along the Caribbean coast and the east coast of Florida, researchers said. | Published June 10, 2024 | Read Full Story by Irene Wright NO. 32: 5-FOOT PREDATOR — WITH ...
Snapping turtles are not the kind of animal that most people think of as “cute” with their funnel-shaped noses, thick, warty bodies, and armored tails. Box turtles are cute. Sea turtles are ...
Botts' dots (turtles in Washington and Oregon or buttons in Texas and other southern states) are round non-reflective ceramic [1] raised pavement markers. In many parts of the US, Botts' dots are used, along with reflective raised pavement markers , to mark lanes on highways and arterial roads .
Texas State Aquarium staff examine a cold-stunned Green Sea Turtle in the dry docking area at the Wildlife Rescue Center on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Proganochelys is a genus of extinct, primitive stem-turtle.Proganochelys was named by Georg Baur in 1887 as the oldest turtle in existence at the time. The name Proganochelys comes from the Greek word ganos meaning 'brightness', combined with prefix pro, 'before', and Greek base chelys meaning 'turtle'.