#pappochelys

[maranull]

Hey. HEY.

LOOK:

That is all, thank you for looking. (x)

[geraram27]

[cursed--alien]

Transitionary organisms are all so valid!

Tiktaalik?

A very valid walking fish.

Archaeopteryx?

A valid proto-bird indeed.

Pappochelys?

Teenage mutant ninja valid!

Ambulocetus?

Valid swimmy friend

All of them, despite being transitional forms to later creatures, are valid and amazing in themselves

[eartharchives]

How did the turtle get its shell?

Turtles are some of the most interesting animals on Earth. They are the most complex of animals with hard shells. But scientists have long puzzled about how they evolved.

Meaning “grandfather turtle,” Pappochelys is an 8-inch-long reptile from the Triassic Period of Germany, dating back some 240 million years ago.

Image credit: Lucas Lima

[typhlonectes]

How did the turtle get its shell?

Turtles are some of the most interesting animals on Earth. They are the most complex of animals with hard shells. But scientists have long puzzled about how they evolved.

Pappochelys is part of the answer...