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Turtles finally have a place in the tree of life: X‑ray study of South African fossils was a decider

Valentin Buffa, University of Zurich; Jonah Choiniere, University of the Witwatersrand; Julien Benoit, University of the Witwatersrand, and…

byValentin Buffa

June 9, 2026