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...representative of existing families. Softshell turtles (family Trionychidae) are the first modern turtles found in the fossil record, appearing in the Cretaceous Period. The oldest sea turtle ( Santanachelys gaffneyi) is known from the mid-Cretaceous. It is a member of the Protostegidae, a likely sister group of modern leatherback sea turtles. S. gaffneyi had a streamlined shell...
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