Friday, 10 July 2009 Dani Cooper ABC The outer shell of the turtle develops from its ribs and backbone and not from the skin, say researchers (Source: David Loh/Reuters) ...

Updated at 5 p.m. ET. A newfound giant turtle that lived 60 million years ago in what is now northwestern South America would have been more than a mouthful for a neighboring predator, the world's ...

Dani Cooper PostedFri 10 Jul 2009 at 2:22am, updatedFri 10 Jul 2009 at 2:23am The outer shell of turtles develop from its ribs and backbone and not from the skin, say researchers (David Loh ...