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BS Media in Zoology

Friday, 30 June 2017 20:22

CARAPACE AND PLASTRON

The trunk of chelonia is enclosed by Shell which has two parts, a dorsal carapace and a flat ventral plastron, joined on the sides. This is called tortoise shell.   Carapace:   It includes a median serieiof 8 small neural plates. On their right and left lateral sides 8 costal…