Project 4289: L. E. Wilson. 2023. Rapid growth in Late Cretaceous sea turtles reveals life history strategies similar to extant leatherbacks. PeerJ. 11:e14864.

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Toxochelys latiremis

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Toxochelys latiremis (FHSM/VP:FHSM VP-700)

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Fig 3. Microstructures observed in non-Protostega sea turtle long bones for histologic comparison. Humeri of basal protostegid Desmatochelys lowii FHSM VP-17470 (A) and non-protostegid sea turtle Toxochelys latiremis FHSM VP-700 (B) in plane light. Humerus of modern Dermochelys corticea CRF (Chelonian Research Foundation) 4911 (C) in plane light. CRF 4911 is a female of unknown age with curved carapace length of 135 cm. Periosteal surface is to the right in all figures. Scale bar in all figures is 1mm.

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