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Giant Tortoise Humerus


Harry Pristis

Giant tortoise humerus from Florida with a 1.2" long turtle humerus for comparison.

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© &copyHarry Pristis 2008
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whats the comparative specimin? Great diversity of bones Harry im really learning a lot, thanks for sharing!

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whats the comparative specimin? Great diversity of bones Harry im really learning a lot, thanks for sharing!

The small, light-colored bone on top of the larger tortoise bone is the same humerus as in the adjacent image which is 30mm long. I don't know which turtle (or tortoise) it represents, though the softshell turtle humeri were easy to identify.

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ah right i thought so just wasnt sure, very neat indeed!

Great collection of bones, very informative and educational

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