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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Carapace

Variations: shell

The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.

See also: Dorsal   Plastron

WWW References:

• Scott Gilberts Webpage
• Gene Expression and Macroevolutionary Debates

Citations:

• Gilbert SF, Loredo GA, Brukman A, Burke AC. 2001. Morphogenesis of the turtle shell: the development of a novel structure in tetrapod evolution. Evol. Dev. 3: 47–58.

Entered by: Michael Coyne
Modified by: Matthew Godfrey
Entered: 2003-09-10 00:10:42
Last modified: 2005-05-05 17:49:45