Sea Turtles from Pre-Turtles? No Evidence of It

We recently shared news about humpback whales. Here are some new findings about another group of stars of Illustra's film Living Waters: sea turtles. There are seven species of sea turtles in the world today, all beautifully designed and, sadly, all endangered. Consider first, appropriately, the enigma of origins.

Fossils

Do we see progression in the fossil record of sea turtles? No; according to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the oldest ancestor of modern sea turtles was -- a sea...