leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

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Subject:	leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
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leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

Title: The animal kingdom : arranged in conformity with its organization
Year: 1827 (1820s)
Authors: Georges Cuvier, Baron, 1769-1832; Edward Griffith, 1790-1858
Subjects: Zoology; Zoology
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_animal_kingdom_-_arranged_in_conformity_with_its_organization_(1827)_(18010808879).jpg

The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle, is the largest of all living turtles. It can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell, hence the name. Instead, its carapace is covered by skin and oily flesh.

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