More than six months after their first reintroduction into Kansas waterways, the alligator snapping turtles seem to be settling into their new home.

The veins were found to be bone growth patterns, along with evidence of bones called neurals and costals and serrated joints between them within the shell. The turtles were probably less than a ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving ...

Snapping turtle - Otic notch at back of skull allows anterior ... Decrease in number of bones comprising lower jaw In mammal, dentary is single bone on each side of the lower jaw. ii. With loss of ...