The gular
scutes are triangular, almost as wide as long (Fig.
Larger plastrons and inguinal
scutes lend more protection to females against predators.
Turtles in this study showed a similar pattern of tissue Hg distribution observed in many other species of turtles (liver > kidney [greater than or equal to]
scutes > muscle).
polyphemus are needed to examine
scute tissue formation in association with shell degradation.
The absence of overlapping of a sulcus delimiting the vertebral
scutes makes possible that interpretation, but its allocation to a fourth neural cannot be determined for certain.
cylindricum; however, in IGM 9563 the maximum diameters (anteroposterior and transversal) of the
scutes are clearly smaller and thinner than in IGM 9562, resembling the osteoderms of the G.
If this scenario is correct, then perhaps the specimen dates back to earlier Irvingtonian times corresponding with both the "smallish" armadillo
scute from the Slaton Quarry (see Dalquest & Schultz 1992), and reflecting the temporal size trend for D.
The first 100 individuals that were aged by
scute annuli were deleted from this analysis to account for learning to interpret annuli for this population.
The presence of a cervical
scute differs from the condition present in the taxon from the Oleron Island, where this
scute is absent, and in Plesiochelyidae, where it is divided into three
scutes.
Straight-line carapace length (nuchal notch to post-marginal
scutes, SCLnt) was compared between 2004-07 and 1991-92 (Dickerson et al.
The carapace of hatchlings for which incubation lasted more than 67 days is compressed in the cranial region, whereas the anal region, close to the medium
scutes, is broader and longer, in comparison to those of hatchlings incubated for less than 55 days.
Multiple scientific journals including Food & Chemical Toxicology; Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemisty; European Journal of Pharmacology; and Experimental Biology & Medicine report that
scute can help block inflammation-causing enzymes, reduce free radical damage, promote normal breathing patterns, protect nerve cells from oxidative damage and soothe occasional stomach discomforts.
