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Turtle shell

The turtle shell is a shield for turtles (order Testudines), completely enclosing all the turtle's vital organs and in some cases even the head. It comprises an upper part, the carapace, and lower part, the plastron, connected by a bony bridge. It is constructed of modified bony elements such as the ribs, parts of the pelvis, and other bones found in…

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Shell nomenclature

Carapace

Plastron

Scutes

Ontogeny

Evolutionary origin

Diseases

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Turtle shell

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples37
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
Components1

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Turtle shell

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related to Ontogeny · 12
Turtle shell → During, Embryological, FGF10, Genetic, It, Odontochelys, PAX1, SHH, Sonic, The, The PAX1, This
related to Scutes · 11
Turtle shell → Ancestors, Aquatic, Carboniferous, Cherepanov's, In, Ma, Moustakas-Verho, New, Terrestrial, Thayer's, The
related to Shell nomenclature · 7
Turtle shell → Cryptodires, Even, In, On, The, These, This
is a · 1
Turtle shell → shield for turtles

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shell turtle scutes plastron ribs carapace turtles species also bony bridge development bones found bone rib plastral evolution called anterior

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Turtle shellis ashield for turtles0.90text
the ribsinstance ofIt is constructed of modified bony elements0.80text
parts of the pelvisinstance ofIt is constructed of modified bony elements0.80text
and other bones found in most reptilesinstance ofIt is constructed of modified bony elements0.80text
their tubercle on the posterior coracoidinstance ofand increased muscle attachment structures0.80text
their largeinstance ofand increased muscle attachment structures0.80text
wide terminal phalanges creating shovel-likeinstance ofand increased muscle attachment structures0.80text
Turtle shellrelated to OntogenyThe0.60section
Turtle shellrelated to OntogenyEmbryological0.60section
Turtle shellrelated to OntogenyIt0.60section
Turtle shellrelated to OntogenyOdontochelys0.60section
Turtle shellrelated to OntogenyThis0.60section

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