The oldest known fossils of turtles look just like living turtles. The relationship between turtles and other amniotes has thus been heavily debated for years. Numerous genetic studies analyzing...



























A transitional fossil with traits intermediates between turtles and crocodilians






Fossil evidence that the carapace (shell) of turtles is an exaptation










Ankle bones from extinct turtles










More DNA data from living turtles










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The oldest known fossils of turtles look just like living turtles. The relationship<br>between turtles and other amniotes has thus been heavily debated for years.<br>Numerous genetic studies analyzing various parts of the genomes of amniotes have<br>been conducted and all indicate that turtles are most closely related to birds and<br>crocodilians (see molecular tree). This conflicts with morphological evidence (see<br>morphology tree) which places turtles as more closely related to lizards than to<br>crocodilians and birds. What kind of evidence would help settle this uncertainty?<br>(b) morphology-2<br>(c) molecules<br>birds<br>birds<br>crocodilians<br>crocodilians<br>lepidosaurs<br>turtles<br>turtles<br>lepidosaurs<br>mammals<br>mammals<br>

Extracted text: The oldest known fossils of turtles look just like living turtles. The relationship between turtles and other amniotes has thus been heavily debated for years. Numerous genetic studies analyzing various parts of the genomes of amniotes have been conducted and all indicate that turtles are most closely related to birds and crocodilians (see molecular tree). This conflicts with morphological evidence (see morphology tree) which places turtles as more closely related to lizards than to crocodilians and birds. What kind of evidence would help settle this uncertainty? (b) morphology-2 (c) molecules birds birds crocodilians crocodilians lepidosaurs turtles turtles lepidosaurs mammals mammals

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