24-Million-Year-Old Sea Turtle Fossil Discovered
Associated Press
LINZ, Austria —
An amateur fossil hunter discovered the fossilized remains of a 24-million-year-old sea turtle in a sand pit, the Austria Press Agency reported.
The remains, reported last week, were found at a construction site in St. Georgen, about 90 miles west of Vienna.
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