Analyzing Shell Shape Reveals Variation in Modern, Fossil Turtles (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Analyzing Shell Shape Reveals Variation in Modern, Fossil Turtles

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Natasha Vitek used a technique known as geometric morphometrics to plot turtle shell shape into a series of coordinates. This helped her analyze fossil and modern shells to better understand the variation of eastern box turtles over time.

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Natasha Vitek / Florida Museum

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