Apalone
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Apalone is a genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae. The three species of Apalone are native to freshwater habitats in North America; they are the only living softshell turtles from the Americas.
Apalone spinifera
A. heteroglypta fossil
Trionychidae
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Trionychidae is a family of turtles, commonly known as softshell turtles or simply softshells. The family was described by Leopold Fitzinger in 1826. Softshells include some of the world's largest fre
Apalone
…Apalone is a genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae. The three species of Apalone are native to freshwater habitats in North America; they are the only living softshell turtles from the Americas (other…
Pelodiscus
Head and neck of Pelodiscus sinensis
Japanese suppon-nabe made from softshell turtle
Fossil of Plastomenus sp. in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago