Dr. Digger, a paleontologist, finds a fossil that he describes in his journal.

The creature was approximately 1 meter long, with its backbone fused into a large shell covering the body cavity. It had a beaklike mouth, without teeth, and all four limbs were in the form of flippers.

Based on anatomical similarities, to which modern animal is Dr. Digger’s creature most closely related?
zebra
bony fish
sea turtle
snake