By NAOKI SHOJI/ Staff Writer
March 28, 2021 at 07:10 JST
A piece of fossil identified as the right upper arm bone of a large “suppon” softshell turtle from the Cretaceous Period, front, is similar in shape to that of a skeletal specimen of a modern suppon turtle, although their sizes are different. (Naoki Shoji)
BANDO, Ibaraki Prefecture—A fossilized bone piece long hailed as coming from a pterosaur flying reptile is actually from a “suppon” softshell turtle, according to a re-examination that started with a dinner that included the four-legged delicacy. [Read More]
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