An 11-year-old rock hunter has uncovered an almost complete turtle shell dating to roughly 48 million years ago. That intact shell secured a rare glimpse into a vanished river world before weather ...
Eleven-year-old Touren Pope was hunting for rocks in southwest Wyoming when he came across the fossil of a soft-shelled turtle that died 48 million years ago.
Kids’ summer adventures often end in finding cool rocks. But 11-year-old Touren Pope found a prehistoric turtle. Back in July ...