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A five million-year-old pig-nosed turtle fossil found in Melbourne could rewrite the entire evolutionary history of the species and unlock the key to understanding climate change.
The pig-nosed turtle fossil was found during the 1920s in Beaumaris, thousands of kilometres south of where the endangered species lives.
The turtles, which were originally thought to have arrived a few thousand years ago, are usually found in tropical freshwater habitats in Australia and New Guinea.
The pig-nosed turtle fossil (pictured) was found in the 1920s in Beaumaris, thousands of kilometres south of where the endangered species typically reside
But now, a study lead by scientists from Monash University in collaboration with Museums Victoria has completely rewritten the evolutionary existence of the pig-nosed turtle.
'Almost the entire evolutionary history of Pig-nosed turtles
