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Turtle shell
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The turtle shell is a shield for turtles, completely enclosing all the turtle's vital organs and in some cases even the head. It comprises an upper part, the carapace, and lower part, the plastron, co
Carapace: Scutes (left) and skeletal components (right).
Carapace: Scutes (left) and skeletal components (right).
Plastron: Scutes (left) and skeletal components (right). Pleurodires have an extra scute known as the intergular. It is mostly absent in cryptodires.
Plastron: Scutes (left) and skeletal components (right). Pleurodires have an extra scute known as the intergular. It is mostly absent in cryptodires.
Internal anterior carapace of Elseya dentata. (Annotations: Pe = peripheral, P1 = pleural 1, BCS = bridge carapace suture.)
Internal anterior carapace of Elseya dentata. (Annotations: Pe = peripheral, P1 = pleural 1, BCS = bridge carapace suture.)
Exploded view of the carapace of Emys orbicularis. Legend (i) Neural 1, (ii) Neural 2, (iii) Neural 3, (iv) Neural 4, (v) Neural 5, (vi) Neural 6, (vi
Exploded view of the carapace of Emys orbicularis. Legend (i) Neural 1, (ii) Neural 2, (iii) Neural 3, (iv) Neural 4, (v) Neural 5, (vi) Neural 6, (vii) Neural 7, (viii) Neural 8, (ix) extra neural, divided, (x) suprapygal, (xi) nuchal, (xii) right peripheral 1, (xiii) right peripheral 2, (xiv) right peripheral 3, (xv) right peripheral 4, (xvi) right peripheral 5, (xvii) right peripheral 6, (xviii) right peripheral 7, (xix) right peripheral 8, (xx) right peripheral 9, (xxi) right peripheral 10, (xxii) right peripheral 11, (xxiii) pygal, (xxiv) left peripheral 11, (xxv) left peripheral 10, (xxvi) left peripheral 9, (xxvii) left peripheral 8, (xxviii) left peripheral 7, (xxix) left peripheral 6, xxx left peripheral 5, xxxi left peripheral 4, (xxxii) left peripheral 3, (xxxiii) left peripheral 2, (xxxiv) left peripheral 1, (xxxv) right 1st rib, (xxxvi) right pleural 1, (xxxvii) right pleural 2, (xxxviii) right pleural 3, (xxxix) right pleural 4, (xl) right pleural 5, (xli) right pleural 6, (xlii) right pleural 7, (xliii) right pleural 8, (xliv) right 10th rib, (xlv) left 1st rib, (xlvi) left pleural 1, (xlvii) left pleural 2, (xlviii) left pleural 3, (xlix) left pleural 4, (l) left pleural 5, (li) left pleural 6, (lii) left pleural 7, (liii) left pleural 8, (liv) left 10th rib, (9-18) centrums.
Scute
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A scute or scutum is a bony external plate or scale overlaid with horn, as on the shell of a turtle, the skin of crocodilians, and the feet of birds. The term is also used to describe the anterior por
Turtle shell
…tortoiseshell. The turtle shell is made up of numerous bony elements, generally named after similar bones in other vertebrates, and a series of keratinous scutes which are also uniquely named. The ventral surface is called the plastron. These are joined by an area called the bridge. The actual suture between the…
Scutes on an alligator foot
Scutes on an alligator foot
Scute of the carapace of a Texas tortoise
Scute of the carapace of a Texas tortoise
This detail of a Glyptodon displays its scutes. From the collection of the Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
This detail of a Glyptodon displays its scutes. From the collection of the Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
The pineconefish
The pineconefish