World's Oldest Turtle Fossils Found in Poland

The Warsaw Institute of Palaeobiology in Poland has confirmed the discovery of the world's oldest turtle, dating the fossils to around 215 million years old.

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8 months ago

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Science

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Marine Biology

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Poland

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SHOTLIST: - VAR Sulej with fossils SOUNDBITE 1 Tomasz Sulej (man) Researcher, Warsaw Institute of Palaeobiology (Polish, 7 secs): "These turtles lived more than 215 million years ago around the end of the Triassic period during what's known as the Norian period." - VAR Sulej with fossils - VAR Sulej walking in the area where the fossils were found in Poreba, Southwest Poland SOUNDBITE 2 Tomasz Sulej (man) Researcher, Warsaw Institute of Palaeobiology (Polish, 10 secs): "The turtles at the end of Triassic period are very rare. We've only found six or seven in the world. That's what's so incredible here, is that we've found the oldest ones." - VAR Sulej walking in the area where the fossils were found in Poreba, Southwest Poland ------------------------------------------------------------- NO AFP TEXT STORY