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Gamera's shell is presented as being incredibly resilient and strong (only ever being damaged by Guiron, Legion , Iris, and Zedus), and can deflect missiles and other projectiles. His plastron (lower shell) is more vulnerable than his carapace (upper shell), however, and he has been wounded in his plastron to the point of bleeding.
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Odontochelys semitestacea (meaning "toothed turtle with a half-shell") is a Late Triassic relative of turtles [1].Before Pappochelys was discovered and Eunotosaurus was redescribed, [2] Odontochelys was considered the oldest undisputed member of Pantestudines (i.e. a stem-turtle).
Emydidae (Latin emys (freshwater tortoise) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “appearance, resemblance”)) is a family of testudines (turtles) that includes close to 50 species in 10 genera. [3] [4] Members of this family are commonly called terrapins, pond turtles, or marsh turtles. [1]
The turtle shell is a shield for the ventral and dorsal parts of turtles (the order Testudines), completely enclosing all the vital organs of the turtle and in some cases even the head. [1] It is constructed of modified bony elements such as the ribs, parts of the pelvis and other bones found in most reptiles.
It has been shown that C. testudinaria can relocate on the turtle's shell, [5] usually towards the optimal position with maximum water flow and thus the greatest filter feeding opportunities. The movement is around 1.4 mm (0.06 in) or less per day and is probably achieved by advancing the shell forward with each increment of growth.
In contrast to their earth-bound relatives, tortoises, sea turtles do not have the ability to retract their heads into their shells. Their plastron, which is the bony plate making up the underside of a turtle or tortoise's shell, is comparably more reduced from other turtle species and is connected to the top part of the shell by ligaments without a hinge separating the pectoral and abdominal ...
However the turtle is well adapted to hunting in these conditions. The mata mata has very fine eyesight with eyes that reflect light, similar to other nocturnal reptiles. In addition, the skin flaps on the neck are also extremely sensitive and help the mata mata detect nearby movement. [22] Mata mata turtles use a specific method of seizing ...