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3D model of a Giant Marine Turtle (NHMW-GEO-1977/1902/0001)

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3D scan of one of the only known complete fossilized skeletons of a giant marine turtle (Archelon ischyros), the largest marine turtle that ever lived and could reach a length of nearly 5 meters. These giants inhabited and cavorted ...

Dataset to: Girard and Joyce (2025) "The cranial, mandibular, and hyoid anatomy of soft-shell turtles (Trionychidae): a revised character list for phylogenetic analysis"

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Resource Type: Dataset
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This dataset includes CT scans data and associated 3D models of NHMW specimens used in Girard and Joyce (in prep). The dataset consists of CT data of the skull of 10 specimens of trionychids and associated 3D models. Bone by bone ...