1,800 Jurassic Turtle Remains Discovered In China

A spectacular find of some 1,800 fossilized mesa chelonia turtles from the Jurassic era has been uncovered in China’s northwest province of Xinjiang.

Today one of the world’s driest regions, 160 million years ago Xinjiang was a green place of lakes and rivers, bursting with life. Since 2007, researchers have found fossil sharks, crocodiles, mammals and several dinosaur skeletons. 
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1,600-Square-Foot Roman Mosaic Unearthed In Turkey

A massive Roman mosaic, from the apex of Imperial reach and power, has been unearthed in southern Turkey.
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