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  2. Turtle shell - Wikipedia

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    The turtle's shell is an important study, not just because of the apparent protection it provides for the animal but also as an identification tool, in particular with fossils, as the shell is one of the likely parts of a turtle to survive fossilization.

  3. Florida softshell turtle - Wikipedia

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    It is the largest species of softshell turtle found in Florida and all of North America, ranging from 15 to 76 cm (5.9 to 29.9 in) in straight-line carapace length. [12] The Florida softshell turtle also exhibits significant sexual size dimorphism. Adult females are often 3-5 times larger than males.

  4. Spiny softshell turtle - Wikipedia

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    The spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) is a species of softshell turtle, one of the largest freshwater turtle species in North America.Both the common name, spiny softshell, and the specific name, spinifera (spine-bearing), refer to the spiny, cone-like projections on the leading edge of the carapace, which are not scutes (scales).

  5. Turtle - Wikipedia

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    Turtle shells are made mostly of bone; the upper part is the domed carapace, while the underside is the flatter plastron or belly-plate. Its outer surface is covered in scales made of keratin, the material of hair, horns, and claws. The carapace bones develop from ribs that grow sideways and develop into broad flat plates that join up to cover ...

  6. Eastern box turtle - Wikipedia

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    The eastern box turtle is the official state reptile of two U.S. states: North Carolina (which gives rise to the species and subspecies name carolina carolina) and Tennessee. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] [ 29 ] In Pennsylvania, the eastern box turtle made it through one house of the legislature, but failed to win final naming in 2009. [ 30 ]

  7. 32 fun facts about pet turtles - AOL

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    With their protective shell, this now endangered species has survived mass extinctions and lives throughout the world – including as pets in our home. Here are some more fun facts about pet turtles.

  8. Cheloniidae - Wikipedia

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    In contrast to their earth-bound relatives, tortoises, sea turtles do not have the ability to retract their heads into their shells. Their plastron, which is the bony plate making up the underside of a turtle or tortoise's shell, is comparably more reduced from other turtle species and is connected to the top part of the shell by ligaments without a hinge separating the pectoral and abdominal ...

  9. Bornetella sphaerica - Wikipedia

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    Bornetella sphaerica, commonly known as the spherical turtle shell, is a species of marine alga in the Dasycladaceae family. [2] It is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region, the type-location being Sorong , Irian Jaya , Indonesia.