Turtles creep through the pages of The Anatomical Record

Move over “Jurassic Park,” the “Triassic Circus” is thundering into town in a new Special Issue of The Anatomical Record

“…While some of the species put under the mega‐microscope in this Special Issue have appeared in recent systemic/lineage‐related issues of our journal (see, e.g., those focused on dinosaur anatomy and evolution: Dodson, 2009; Fiorillo et al, 2023; Hedrick & Dodson, 2020; Laitman, 2009; Laitman & Albertine, 2009; Laitman & Albertine, 2020; Laitman & Smith, 2023; crocodilians and their relatives: Holliday & Schachner, 2022; Laitman & Smith, 2022; or turtle evolution: Sterli & Vlachos, 2023; Smith & Laitman, 2023), this is the first of our issues to view the plethora of varied species within a period of the Earth's history together under one geologic tent. The collective view of this tetrapod menagerie affords an unparalleled experience of the vibrancy and diversity of organismal life in the Triassic.…”

Biogenic Elements and Heavy Metals in Hermann’s Tortoises—Testudo hermanni: Effect on Serum Biochemistry and Oxidative Status Parameters

“…The first fossil record of tortoises dates back 230 million years and, even though they diversified and evolved, they generally stayed constant, and their specific anatomy ensured sufficient evolutional predisposition to survive, even in the times during which the mass extinction of species happened [ 1 ]. Urban planning in the last few centuries has led to lowering of numbers of those animals in their natural habitats faster than they can evolve into new species.…”