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Order: Casichelydia
Family: Cheloniidae
Species: Chelonia mydas  
Cat No: NRM 6882. N=1
Determiner: Unknown Length: Preparation: Liquid
Continent/Ocean: Country: State/Province:
District: Municipality:
River Drainage: Lake Basin: Ocean:
Locality: From the old collection. Included in Dalman's catalogue 1824
Field Number: KVA-DALMAN/CAT Leg: Unknown Date: before 1824
SYNTYPE Testudo mydas Linnaeus, 1758
Object remarks: Egg shell + dessicated embryo. According to L G Andersson's label found in the Old Collection without a label. Seems to match Chelonia Mydas pullus in ovo in Dalman's catalogue 1824 (but cf. NRM 5000!). Potential type specimen under investigation /EIÅ & SOK, 2012; EIÅ, 2016.
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