Is a Turtle Shell Really Modified Ribs?

It’s thought that the evolution of turtles
A turtle shell is not a shell at all but is made up of specially evolved ribs.

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Turtles' solid shells first stemmed from robust ribs – A new anatomy, paleontology thing for curious kids – 2 New Things

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Weird (But True) Archives

How the turtle got its shell through skeletal shifts and muscular origami

Eight-year-old boy discovers early turtle fos

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