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Freelance writing about the wild, old and dead. (Plus comics.) Bylines @NYTScience @texasmonthly, @AudubonMag, etc. Repped by @swindlesoiree at TBA
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Kosti a geny se shodly: želvy jsou příbuzné krokodýlům a ptákům, ale rozhodně ne ještěrům

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By Asher Elbein Verified
| nationalgeographic.cz
Co přesně je vlastně želva? Zdá se to jako snadná otázka. Želvy jsou plazi s kostěným krunýřem, jehož hřbetní část je anatomicky propojena s rozšířenými žebry a obratli. Mnohé želvy mohou hlavu a končetiny ukrýt pod krunýř, neplatí to však pro všechny skupiny. Fosilní nálezy umožňují poměrně snadno vysledovat původ ostatních čeledí plazů skrze rozvětvený strom života – jenže želvy zůstávaly tvrdošíjnou hádankou.
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Che cos’è esattamente una tartaruga?

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By Asher Elbein Verified
| National Geographic Italia Verified
I paleontologi hanno risolto un dibattito decennale sull’evoluzione di questo rettile grazie a un nuovo studio su fossili di cranio risalenti a 210 milioni di anni fa. DI Asher Elbein pubblicato 19-08-2026 I ricercatori hanno scoperto che le tartarughe, come questa ritratta nella foto che prende il sole su un tronco nel fiume Napo, sono strettamente imparentate con il gruppo di rettili noto come arcosauri, che comprende coccodrilli e uccelli. FOTOGRAFIA DI THOMAS P.
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What, Exactly, Is a Turtle?

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By Asher Elbein Verified
| Yahoo Verified
For decades, paleontologists, herpetologists, and geneticists have all struggled with a surprisingly tricky question: what, precisely, is a turtle? You might think the answer is easy: turtles are reptiles with a bony carapace formed from their ribs and spine, which they can pull their head and legs into whenever they hobble into trouble.
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