Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Turtle/Tortoise

Giant tortoise (Hesperotestudo) shell section
Pleistocene epoch
Indian River County, Fla.

Giant tortoise leg spur
Pleistocene epoch
Peace River, Hardee County, Fla.

Giant tortoise foot claw cores
(center is leg spur) Pleistocene epoch
Indian River and DeSoto Counties, Fla.

Turtle and tortoise limb bones
Pleistocene epoch
Indian River County, Fla.

Various turtle shell sections
Pleistocene epoch
Indian River and DeSoto counties, Fla.

Turtle lower shell fragment
Pleistocene epoch
Indian River County, Fla.

Box turtle shell sections (underside or plastron)
Pleistocene epoch
Indian River County, Fla.

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