It turns out, this fossil 'plant' is really a fossil baby turtle

ScienceDaily
Dec 7, 2023, 4:08 pm165 pts
Researchers re-examined a plant fossil found decades ago in Colombia and realized that it wasn't a plant at all: it's a fossilized baby turtle. It's a rare find, because juvenile turtles' shells are soft and often don't fossilize well.

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