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New from Snet: Lithologs, a new tool to create lithological/sedimentological logs online..

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TURTLE SHELLS: HOME SWEET ARMOUR

Turtle shells are different from the body armour or armoured shells we see adorning dinosaurs like the ankylosaurs. Ankylosaurs were blessed with huge plates of bone embedded into their skin that acted as a natural shield against predators. Crocodilians have these same bony plates, or osteoderms, embedded in their skin to give them extra protection. We find similar body armour on

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