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Scientists analyzed two fossils resembling leaves and realized they were the rare shells of baby turtles that lived in South America during the time of dinosaurs.
A new study re-examined these “plant” fossils from the mid-20th century and found that they weren’t plants at all: they were the fossilized remains of baby turtles.