Prof Andy Gale, a geologist and palaeontologist at the University of Portsmouth, said he was “absolutely sure” the specimens were hatchling turtles rather than a plant. “An unusual misidentification, which shows that you sometimes see what you want to see even if it’s not there,” he said. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/dec/07/plant-fossil-turtle-misidentification-colombia
