File:Caretta caretta (loggerhead sea turtle) (Grand Cayman Island, Caribbean Sea) 1.jpg
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English: Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) - loggerhead sea turtle in the Caymans. (photo provided by Miranda Manross)
The turtles and tortoises (chelonians) are an ancient group of reptiles that have a Triassic to Holocene stratigraphic record. Turtles are most easily recognized by their shell - some forms can retract the head & limbs into the shell when threatened, while other species cannot. The overall body plan has changed very little since the Triassic - a great example of conservative evolution. Chelonians occur in terrestrial, freshwater, brackish-water, and marine settings. Classification: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Reptilia, Anapsida, Testudines, Cheloniidae Locality: Grand Cayman Island, south of Cuba, northwestern Caribbean Sea See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loggerhead_sea_turtle |
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| Author | James St. John |
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