First Prehistoric Pregnant Turtle And Nest Of Eggs Discovered In Southern Alberta

A 75-million-year-old fossil of a pregnant turtle and a nest of fossilized eggs that were discovered in the badlands of southeastern Alberta by scientists and staff from the University of Calgary and the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology are yielding new ideas on the evolution of egg-laying and reproduction in turtles and tortoises.

It is the first time the fossil of a pregnant turtle has been found and the description of this discovery was published today in the British journal Biology Letters.

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Tagged as: British Journal Biology Letters, Eggs, Fossils, Pregnancies, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, Tortoises, Turtles, University of Calgary

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