7 Bizarre Prehistoric Versions of Modern-Day Animals #Part2
#3. Odontochelys semitestacea, aka Shell-Less Turtles
Evolution is lazy. It takes thousands of years to produce one minor change, and even then it will do the absolute bare minimum. Point in case, Odontochelys semitestacea. About 220 million years ago, turtles were essentially just drifting hunks of meat for predators. Finally, evolution stepped in and decided that it was only fair to give the turtles some kind of natural defense. The result? A hard belly, and that's it.


