Scientists have recently uncovered remnants of DNA within the fossilized remains of a sea turtle, closely related to contemporary Kemp’s ridley and olive ridley turtles, dating back six million years.  This finding marks one of the infrequent instances where genetic material has been identified in ancient vertebrate fossils. The study is published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Bone cells  The fossil, discovered along the Caribbean coast of Panama in 2015, presented notably well-preserved bone cells, known as osteocytes.  Though the fossil is incomplete, featuring a relatively...