A fossilized egg laid by an extinct, human-sized turtle holds a rare jackpot

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These turtles lived in the Cretaceous period and were wiped out with the dinosaurs.

“This is actually the first time that [fossil] turtle eggs or a nest really could be attributed to a particular turtle,” Darla Zelenitsky, a co-author of the study and a paleontologist at the University of Calgary, told

While the fact that turtles and dinosaurs once roamed side by side is well-established, the rarity of fossilized eggs means that very little is known about the animals’ nesting practices. This egg, and its robustness, give paleontologists more clues.

 

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