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FIGURE 2.13 Dorsal view of a leatherback flipper showing the elongated digits, flattened
wrist, and shortened antebrachium (radius and ulna). In Dermochelys, the lateral process is
displaced distally on the humerus compared with its position in cheloniids. (Adapted from
Wyneken, J. The Anatomy of Sea Turtles, U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical
Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-470, 2001. With permission.)
FIGURE 2.14 The left shoulder girdles of sea turtles (ventral, medial, and lateral views).
The scapula is oriented roughly dorsoventrally, the acromion process is aligned mediolaterally,
and the coracoid is positioned anterolaterally to posteromedially. (Adapted from Wyneken,
J. The Anatomy of Sea Turtles, U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-470, 2001. With permission.)
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FIGURE 2.13 Dorsal view of a leatherback flipper showing the elongated digits, flattened
wrist, and shortened antebrachium (radius and ulna). In Dermochelys, the lateral process is
displaced distally on the humerus compared with its position in cheloniids. (Adapted from
Wyneken, J. The Anatomy of Sea Turtles, U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical
Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-470, 2001. With permission.)
FIGURE 2.14 The left shoulder girdles of sea turtles (ventral, medial, and lateral views).
The scapula is oriented roughly dorsoventrally, the acromion process is aligned mediolaterally,
and the coracoid is positioned anterolaterally to posteromedially. (Adapted from Wyneken,
J. The Anatomy of Sea Turtles, U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-470, 2001. With permission.)
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