This a partial skeleton and a shell from a Wood Turtle. It includes the plastron and carapace of the shell (the lower and upper part of the shell) and over fifty-six different skeletal pieces. The largest bone segment measures around 5 cm x 3.5 cm x 3 cm in size, and the other bones measure around the same or less in size. The shell measures around 17 cm x 12 cm x 6 cm in size.
- Catalog Number:
- 63301
- Object/Specimen Description:
- Specimen Count:
- 1
- Locality:
- US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV)
- Sex:
- Female
- Collecting Locality:
- North America, United States, West Virginia, Morgan County
- Upper Level Taxonomy:
- Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, Reptilia, Testudines, Cryptodira, Emydidae