Turtle Shell Fragment (With Spike) Peace River Formation

[jpc]

17 hours ago, Al Dente said:

The smooth bone would make me guess sea turtle over soft shell.

 

 

i agree.  

[alej9582]

@Harry Pristis @Fossildude19 @Al Dente @Shellseeker @Peat Burns Dimensions below of the first fragment (Second one is 7.9 cm by 3 cm)

[alej9582]

On 9/2/2018 at 8:54 PM, Peat Burns said:

As I indicated earlier, snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is another one with which to compare.  Here is a pleural (recent from an identity-confirmed skeleton), distal end, from my collection. Scale in mm.

 

I don't think what you have is soft shell

@Peat Burns You got the closest call. UF ID believes it Pleural from the Chelydra family but dont believe it to be serpentina. So we shall call her Chelydra Sp. or maybe Karl. lol

[Peat Burns]

2 hours ago, alej9582 said:

@Peat Burns You got the closest call. UF ID believes it Pleural from the Chelydra family but dont believe it to be serpentina. So we shall call her Chelydra Sp. or maybe Karl. lol

That's great! Kudos to you for being persistent and following up on the identity of your find with UF.  One difference I noted between C. serpentina and your specimen is that mine has this "notch" on the dorsal side of the pleurals and yours doesn't, so it makes sense that it appears to be a different species of Chelydra.  Thanks for letting us know the verdict.

[alej9582]

Thanks @Peat Burns!! For all the help!!

[Idelond]

I found one too in Peace River, Florida...  =)

Edited May 5, 2021 by Idelond