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biomedicalephemera: Dermochelys coriacea - Leatherback Sea Turtle The leatherback sea turtle is the only sea turtle to not have a bony shell. Instead, it has a leathery carapace, with a thick and oily skin covering it. It is also the most hydrodynamic reptile in existence, with the unique carapace playing a key role in that distinction. Adult leatherbacks have been clocked swimming at nearly 27 mph. Bilder-atlas zur wissenschaftlich popularen. Leopold Fitzinger, 1867.

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Dermochelys coriacea - Leatherback Sea Turtle

The leatherback sea turtle is the only sea turtle to not have a bony shell. Instead, it has a leathery carapace, with a thick and oily skin covering it.

It is also the most hydrodynamic reptile in existence, with the unique carapace playing a key role in that distinction. Adult leatherbacks have been clocked swimming at nearly 27 mph.

Bilder-atlas zur wissenschaftlich popularen. Leopold Fitzinger, 1867.

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