Ancient Crustaceans' Protective Shells

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In the case of turtles and tortoises, the shell isn't just surrounding them, it's actually a part of their bone structure

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A turtle shell is part of its body, and a turtle can never leave it.

Turtle shells are fused to their spines and ribs, enclosing all of their vital organs and sometimes even their heads when they're feeling scared.

Turtle ancestors evolved into today 's crustaceans, sea urchins and mollusks.

The Roti Island snake necked turtle of Indonesia has a giraffe like neck almost as long as its shell, which is simply too long to retract.

Researchers continue to unravel the mystery of how the testodyne got its shell.

This is the only freshwater turtle that has flippers like a sea turtle, and also like their sea turtle cousins, these snub nosed cuties will never leave the water but to lay their eggs.

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