http://www.turtleconservationcentre.org/blog/how-long-have-turtles-been-on-earth-how-did-they-look-like-in-prehistoric-time/ Working from our base in Terengganu, Malaysia to save turtles Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:12:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.turtleconservationcentre.org/blog/how-long-have-turtles-been-on-earth-how-did-they-look-like-in-prehistoric-time/#comment-492 nickee Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:54:04 +0000 http://www.turtleconservationcentre.org/?p=2749#comment-492 Thanks for answering. They look like baby lizards without the carapace! Thanks for answering. They look like baby lizards without the carapace!

]]> http://www.turtleconservationcentre.org/blog/how-long-have-turtles-been-on-earth-how-did-they-look-like-in-prehistoric-time/#comment-413 chan Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:12:36 +0000 http://www.turtleconservationcentre.org/?p=2749#comment-413 Their beaks have been evolved into very effective cutting edges. Those of the leatherback are cusped and serve in holding its prey of jellyfish. I once had a pet softshell turtle (saved from being eaten by its captor) and it bit the frozen ikan kembung I gave it into 2! After that, i just threw the fish into the water :) Their beaks have been evolved into very effective cutting edges. Those of the leatherback are cusped and serve in holding its prey of jellyfish. I once had a pet softshell turtle (saved from being eaten by its captor) and it bit the frozen ikan kembung I gave it into 2! After that, i just threw the fish into the water :)

]]> http://www.turtleconservationcentre.org/blog/how-long-have-turtles-been-on-earth-how-did-they-look-like-in-prehistoric-time/#comment-411 jhwong Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:38:48 +0000 http://www.turtleconservationcentre.org/?p=2749#comment-411 hehe...can't imagine turtles having teeth now:) hehe…can’t imagine turtles having teeth now:)

]]> http://www.turtleconservationcentre.org/blog/how-long-have-turtles-been-on-earth-how-did-they-look-like-in-prehistoric-time/#comment-410 chan Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:29:04 +0000 http://www.turtleconservationcentre.org/?p=2749#comment-410 Yeap, but for a long time, it was thought to be so Yeap, but for a long time, it was thought to be so

]]> http://www.turtleconservationcentre.org/blog/how-long-have-turtles-been-on-earth-how-did-they-look-like-in-prehistoric-time/#comment-406 Puay Aun Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:10:25 +0000 http://www.turtleconservationcentre.org/?p=2749#comment-406 So the Archelon is not exactly the oldest turtles around??? So the Archelon is not exactly the oldest turtles around???

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