Odontochelys

In Depth        Odontochelys translates to English as‭ ‘‬toothed turtle with a half-shell‭’‬,‭ ‬and‭ ‬this is in reference to the fact that only the plastron‭ (‬bottom half‭) ‬of the shell is developed.‭ ‬How the shell formed though is a matter of debate amongst palaeontologists as some consider Odontochelys to be a transitory form in the evolution … Read more