Carolinachelys wilsoni, Sea turtle shell
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Description:
One partial carapace and three neural bones associated with sea turtle remains that was collected in the summer of 2005.
- Site: SC; Dorchester Co.; Sawmill Branch #3
- Site Number: NH40Ib
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Order: Testudines
- Family: Cheloniidae
- Genus: Carolinochelys
- Species: Carolinochelys wilsoni
- Formation: Ashley
- Collection: Vertebrate Paleontology Collection
- Object Name: Turtles
- Object Id: PV7363
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