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The extracted material could redefine how long DNA and protein can survive in the fossil record.

The extracted material could redefine how long DNA and protein can survive in the fossil record.

Traces of ancient DNA have been found preserved in a fossilized sea turtle dating back to six million years ago.

The fossilized DNA was found on a relatively intact shell of a turtle thought to be about a foot long

Paleontologists discover possible DNA remains in fossil turtle that lived 6 million years ago in Panama, where continents collide

The fossil is partial, with a relatively complete carapace - the turtle's shell - but not the rest of the skeleton. In some of the osteocytes, the cell nuclei were preserved and reacted to a chemical solution that allowed the researchers to recognize the presence of remnants of DNA, the molecule that carries genetic information for an organism's development and functioning, said paleontologist Edwin Cadena, lead author of the study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontol...

The fossilized DNA remains of an ancient sea turtle dating back 6 million years ago were discovered during excavations in the Caribbean region, researchers...

The fossil is partial, with a relatively complete carapace - the turtle's shell - but not the rest of the skeleton. In some of the osteocytes, the cell nuclei were preserved and reacted to a chemical solution that allowed the researchers to recognize the presence of remnants of DNA, the molecule that carries genetic information for an organism's development and functioning, said paleontologist Edwin Cadena, lead author of the study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. R...

The fossil is partial, with a relatively complete carapace - the turtle's shell - but not the rest of the skeleton. In some of the osteocytes, the cell nuclei were preserved and reacted to a chemical solution that allowed the researchers to recognize the presence of remnants of DNA, the molecule that carries genetic information for an organism's development and functioning, said paleontologist Edwin Cadena, lead author of the study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. R...

Paleontologists discover possible DNA remains in fossil turtle that lived 6 million years ago in Panama, where continents collide