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Did you know... that the oldest known turtle is the 220 million year-old Odontochelys, a prehistoric turtle with teeth and possessing only half a shell?
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Can scientists prove that this (as a -one and only fossil) is a fossil of an complete turtle not a dead embryo that has been fossilized during that period as i think?? 176.29.28.119 (talk) 17:16, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
