The Terrifying Sex Organs of Male Turtles
Its not fair, and its not at all accurate. Here we look at just one aspect of turtle anatomy. Well, wait a goddam minute… Ok, here we go. Theyre also present in squamates, archosaurs and turtles. This phylogenetic distribution has led some authors to conclude that these organs were present in amniote common ancestors. Note how different the organs are in their cross-sectional structure. An intromittent organ of this sort is typically termed a penis....