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JT's Boneyard
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« on: January 16, 2012, 06:50:51 PM »
Well, finished my first turtle shell and skull this weekend.  It was a chore getting all the muscles and tendons off the inside of the shell on the spine. 

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« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2012, 06:58:02 PM »
nice one
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« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2012, 07:17:40 PM »
X2 but it's an alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) not a Loggerhead.
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« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2012, 11:45:47 PM »
Quote from: Jean-Christophe on January 16, 2012, 07:17:40 PM
X2 but it's an alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) not a Loggerhead.
Yep. A loggerhead is a sea turtle...but down south in the US, Loggerhead is what most everyone calls the alligator snapping turtle.
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« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2012, 04:09:58 AM »
Log-logger-head he's playing with words! I'am sure he knew it IS a alligator snapping turtle.
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« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2012, 04:38:40 AM »
That's a great shell and skull. I like the color and pattern of the shell. It would be great to see it next to something of a recognizable size for comparison. Judging by the wood sorrel leaves in the foreground I'm guessing the shell must be nearly 28 inches.
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« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2012, 05:58:41 AM »
I will get a measurement on it this evening and take another pic for comparison.  We found one at the farm the other day that was dead and too far gone to save.  All the scutes had popped off and the shell was split into four ways.  Probably a 120 lb turtle.

The one in the picture here  http://www.turtlefarms.com/killer-instinct.htm  was 107 lbs.
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« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2012, 06:02:10 AM »
JT's Boneyard and Mudcat72 Sorry, I didn't know that. Already good if I can speak a "conventional English"...
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« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2012, 03:29:49 PM »
Quote from: Jean-Christophe on January 17, 2012, 06:02:10 AM
JT's Boneyard and Mudcat72 Sorry, I didn't know that. Already good if I can speak a "conventional English"...
No apology needed. I saw that you are in France and just wanted to give a reason for him calling it a loggerhead. Smiley
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