Reptile Turtle Evolution

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Natural selection has shaped the leatherback sea turtle in a myriad of ways, bringing it to its present form. Bolstering its ability to survive, the leatherback's flexible and rubbery shell texture give the species and more hydrodynamic structure, allowing them to dive to depths of 4,200 feet. Leatherbacks are also able to maintain warm body temperatures in cold water by using a unique set of adaptations that allow them to both generate and retain body heat.

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Achieve3000, August 7, 2015). A rare leatherback sea turtle was found on a South Carolina beach in March 2015. The enormous reptile weighed 476 pounds (216 kilograms). It was spotted on the Yawkey-South Island Reserve in Georgetown County. The creature was brought to the South Carolina Aquarium. Workers named her Yawkey. She was treated with fluids, antibiotics, and vitamins. She was the first leatherback to be found alive in South Carolina. Caretakers were eager to see her returned to the sea.

When my brother and me were little we would get baby soft shell turtles from the River and keep them as pets.

The Hawksbill Sea Turtle is one of the many sea turtles that are going extinct. People may never know when these cute, big sea turtles will be seen again. The Hawksbill Sea Turtles are one of the many unique animals that should not go away forever and only to be seen in a picture book instead of real life.

The sea turtle mainly uses aquatic locomotion. THe leatherback sea turtle swims in the ocean for most of their lives. However, females swim ashore to deposit their eggs. Leatherback sea turtles have a flatter shell which enhances their swimming abilities. Because of the sea turtles prowess as a swimmer, their land-navigating ability is decreased and makes them slow-moving on land. When they are in water they can reach speeds of up to 20 miles per hour (mph) which can allow for a quick escape since leatherbacks have a softer shell than the other species of sea turtle.

A sea turtle is a large marine reptile with a bony or leathery shell and flippers, coming ashore annually on sandy beaches to lay eggs. They are very ancient animals. The seven sea turtles you find today have been around 110 years. The types of sea turtles are Green sea turtle, Leatherback sea turtle, Loggerhead sea turtle, Hawksbill sea turtle, Kemp Ridley sea turtle, and Olive Ridley sea turtle. The scientific superfamily classification for sea turtles is Chelonioidea. The scientific name for the Green sea turtle is Chelonia mydas. The scientific name for the Leatherback sea turtle is Dermochelys coriacea. The scientific name for the Loggerhead sea turtle is Caretta caretta. The scientific name for the Hawksbill sea turtle is Eretmochelys

Sea turtles spend most of their life at sea, but when a sea turtle is ready to lay her eggs and mate, she’ll have to travel long miles just to get to the nesting grounds. In the article, “SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment”, it states, “Green sea turtle populations migrate primarily along the coasts from nesting to feeding grounds. However, some populations travel 2,094 km (1,300 miles) across the Atlantic Ocean; from Ascension Island nesting grounds (in the middle of the South Atlantic) to Brazilian coast feeding grounds.” What this evidence is stating is that this particular species of sea turtle, the green sea turtle, has a unique type of traveling pattern that it follows by. And what this evidence also explains is how far the green sea turtle

Dr. Cox’s main focus is on the forces that initiate the evolutionary pattern of color polymorphism and mimetic coloration using coral snake mimicry as a useful model to study convergent evolution. Coral snake mimicry can be used to show how selection and other evolutionary processes drive powerful phenotypes among populations. Cox’s research revolves around the opposition of previous objections to coral snake mimicry to show that several harmless, nonvenomous snakes are mimics of highly venomous snakes. This led to the arise of new questions as to what are the evolutionary forces driving color pattern and how geography shapes genetic and biological diversity within and among species.

Sea turtles are one of the most beautiful creatures in the ocean. They have been on this earth for more than 110 million years in the era of dinosaurs. These guys have always caught my interest mostly due to cuteness and how unique they are. They have always been my favorite because they are so peaceful When I was younger, I had pet turtle named Shella, and she was absolutely my most favorite pet I could ever ask for. Unfortunately, she was getting very big for her tank and would constantly had to be cleaned and had a strong stench. We eventually took her and released her to a nearby lake.

Squirt is the son of Crush from the 2003 Disney/Pixar film Finding Nemo. He’s unlike any sea turtle before. Sea turtles normally don’t interact with others, but Squirt is the exact opposite. He is a perky, playful sea turtle that idolizes his father Crush. He has inherited his dad's fearless and easy-going attitude. A sea turtle doesn't have parents but Squirt sure does.

I would like to explain my opinion about two different pets, the pets that I want to explain are turtle and octopus. Many people like to adopt some cute pet, but in this essay I choose to explain about unusual pet and maybe infinitesimal people who like to adopt and if we see this pet the afraid will traverse their mind and maybe they will be scared. But in personality I can’t repudiate some pets are cute but I don’t really like pet. Usually, everyone who want to adopt pet,with gingerly must giving vitmin and formula to transmute their pet to didn’t feel giddy easily and the hospital’s pet vouchsafe. That’s the reason that I don’t really interesting to adopt some pets. Okay let’s start about the topics.

Turtles are one of the oldest reptile groups. They are classified as amniotes. They have existed a long time ago, which means they have seen the rise and fall of the dinosaurs and the rise of humanity. Scientists think that turtles have existed for around 157 million years (mosaic 29). Approximately, sea turtles were 65 million years ago (Dobbs 1). This family has survived the passage of time and is threatened by the contamination that humans have created in the ocean. The six sea turtles that occur on the coasts of America are in fact threatened. Sea turtles are very important for the ecosystem, but humans, directly and indirectly, endanger this family. If humans do not stop their destructive habits, we can lose the influence of sea turtles on seafarers. Sea turtles play an important role in the ecology of the ocean, and without turtles, we can see an ecological collapse in the oceans. Sea turtles are one of the few animals in the sea that eat sea grass (Godfrey). Sea turtles act as grazing animals that cut short grass and help maintain the health of the family of seaweed (Godfrey). In recent decades, there has been a decline in the sea grass family. This decrease may be related to the decrease in the number of sea turtles (Godfrey). Sea grass is important because it is a fertile ground for many species of fish, shellfish and crustaceans (Godfrey). The beaches and sand dunes are known for not having many nutrients. When the sea turtles reach the land, they bury their eggs

Understanding the origins of snakes and their iconic locomotion have been previously poorly understood [1]. Accurate conclusions about the development of the snakes’ elongated, legless shape “[were] hindered by the relative lack of informative fossils of early stem snakes” [1]. Despite this, questions concerning the origin of their anatomy are usually narrowed down to two different environmental influences: either 1) aquatic life or 2) fossorial life. Both

The Biology and Diversity of Extant Reptiles The word reptile itself does not describe a monophyletic group of vertebrates, like the mammals or birds. It is used to classify a polyphyletic group of animals that are a subset of the larger group of Amniotes. The term is best described through a cladogram: [IMAGE] The reptiles first appeared in the early Carboniferous, having evolved from labyrinthodont amphibians.