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Catalog Data

Carapace Length:
20 cm
21.6 cm
Carapace Width:
13.9 cm
16.8 cm
Weight:
720.6 g
Preparation:
Ethanol
Remarks:
eviscerated, right front flipper missing
Place:
Melbourne Beach, 5 mi S of Ocean Avenue, Brevard, Florida, United States, North America
Collection Date:
27 Oct 1991
Record Last Modified:
28 Sep 2022
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Reptilia, Testudines, Cryptodira, Dermochelyidae
Published Name:
Dermochelys coriacea
Accession Number:
398050
Other Numbers:
Field Number : USNM-FS 31617
USNM Number:
337799
See more items in:
Vertebrate Zoology
Amphibians & Reptiles
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Herpetology Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30e4c4a13-68aa-4c3a-8497-127b6abf8d3e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_6205065