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The Head and Neck Anatomy of Sea Turtles (Cryptodira: Chelonioidea) and Skull Shape in Testudines

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The first four neck vertebrae of the sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii segmented from the micro-CT scan of specimen M009/08.

ant, anterior; AT, atlas; AX, axis; ce, centrum; cond, condyle; cot, cotyle; dors, dorsal view; ivn, intervertebral nodule; keel, keel; lat, lateral view; nu.arc, neural arch; nu.ca, neural canal; nu.sp, neural spine; post, posterior view; pozyg, postzygapophysis; prezyg, prezygapophysis; t.pr, transverse provess; V3, third vertebra; V4, fourth vertebra; ven, ventral view. Scale bar = 10 mm.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047852.g005