Bone cancer found in 240-million-year-old stem-turtle fossil
(PHYSorg.com Archaeology & Fossils)

A team of researchers with Museum für Naturkunde and Charité-Universitätsmedizin, both in Germany, reports a case of a rare type of cancer in a 240-million-year-old stem-turtle fossil. In their paper published in JAMA Oncology, the group describes their study of the unique growth on the ancient fossil.