Slowly Solving the Mystery of Turtle Origins

Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try out Brilliant’s Daily Challenges. Sign up now and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription.The origin story of turtles is a mystery that has perplexed many for centuries, but thanks to more recent studies, we might be one step closer to figuring out their lineage.Hosted by: Michael ArandaSciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ----------Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow----------Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever:Chris Peters, Matt Curls, Kevin Bealer, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jacob, Christopher R Boucher, Nazara, charles george, Christoph Schwanke, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Adam, Brainard, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, James Knight, GrowingViolet, Sam Lutfi, Alisa Sherbow, Jason A Saslow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Melida Williams----------Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.orgFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishowTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishowInstagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow----------Sources:https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-110218-024746https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pala.12460https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264351337_The_dawn_of_chelonian_research_Turtles_between_comparative_anatomy_and_embryology_in_the_19th_century_THE_DAWN_OF_CHELONIAN_RESEARCHhttps://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/nph.15708Imageshttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turtle_fossil_cast.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eunotosaurus_africanus_life_restoration.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Odontochelys-Paleozoological_Museum_of_China.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Proganochelys_Quenstedti.jpghttps://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/3d-animation-of-rotating-dna-strand-surrounded-alien-cells-4k-abstract-health-animation-hokwxmyjukamdfntuhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fossil_sea_turtle.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_turtle_skull.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Turtle_skeleton_cross-section,_labelled_as_infographic.svghttps://www.istockphoto.com/photo/smilling-turtle-portrait-gm1176850051-328301566https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/newly-hatched-turtles-gm480513299-36591506