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    • Dermochelyidae

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What

Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea

Date

Jan 1, 2012
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What

Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea

Date

Jan 3, 2012

Place

(Somewhere...)

Description

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What

Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea

Observer

james3

Date

Aug 29, 2009
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Description from Wikipedia

The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the largest of all living sea turtles and the fourth largest modern reptile behind three crocodilians. It is the only living species in the genus Dermochelys. It can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell. Instead, its carapace is covered by skin and oily flesh. Dermochelys coriacea is the only extant member of the family Dermochelyidae.

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