Morphology
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Other Physical Features: ectothermic ; bilateral symmetry
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- Pecor, K. 2003. "Dermochelyidae" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 27, 2013 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dermochelyidae.html
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Reproduction
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Key Reproductive Features: gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
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Dermochelyidae: Brief Summary
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Dermochelyidae is a family of turtles which has seven extinct genera and one extant genus, including the largest living sea turtles.
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Description
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Horny skin smooth, scuteless; carapace black with seven narrow longitudinal ridges, white dotted plastron with five longitudinal ridges; upper jaw with a well-defined cusp on each side, giving the horny beak a W-shaped appearance when viewed from the front; large flippers without claws, the anterior pair much bigger, the posterior broadly connected with the tail by a web in adults .
MASDEA (1997).
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