Marine Turtle - a valuable resource from the oceans

Abstract

Turtles and tortoises are supposed to have the longest life-span among animals e ven though there are no conclusive evidence to prove this. They belong to Class Reptilia of the Sub-phylum Vertib rata i.e. back boned animals. According to Zoologists , for the la st 160 million ye ars they have not u ndergone any morphological changes. They are generally believed to have a lifespan of 300 to 400 years