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Baby sea turtles’ treks are captured in fossils

Rocks preserve prehistoric tracks that resemble those made by two modern sea-turtle species.
Two baby sea turtles leaving trails in the sand.

Just-hatched sea turtles scurry towards the safety of the waves, leaving trails similar to those seen in newly described fossils. Credit: Cyndi Monaghan/Getty

The first known record of baby sea turtles making their run for the ocean has been revealed by fossilized tracks dating back about 100,000 years.

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Nature 573, 313 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02707-0

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