From time to time, paleontologists come across strange finds that can only be called a game of nature. They even came up with a special Latin term for this, lusus naturae. What should a scientist think when looking at a turtle fossil stuck in the jaw of a petrified elephant? .of course, that these very elephants ate these turtles. In fact, it was probably the other way around. It is known that turtles willingly gnaw bones, because they contain calcium, which is very necessary for the shell. .most likely, this turtle also found an elephant's skull somewhere, started eating... but something went wrong. What, unfortunately, we don't know yet. Sourse:V. K. 🚨 Discovery alert! 🚨 Meet Palatobaena knellerorum, a new species of fossil turtle found by DMNS volunteer Sharon Milito at Corral Bluffs in 2019. Palatobaena was a bottom dwelling turtle that lived in freshwater ponds and rivers. It had a very unusual skull that was broadly rounded, and eyes situated on top of its head. It ...