Replica Pond Turtle Skull Inventory Updated 225 Relative to its size

Relative to its size

Skull Width 14 cm (5

is found in the north temperate and frigid sectors of Eurasia and North America

submerging at the water's edge and attacking in ambush

Average Skull Length: 4

Replica Pond Turtle Skull Inventory Updated 225 Relative to its sizeThe turtle, considered the oldest of the living reptiles first evolved around 200 million years ago. Today species of aquatic turtles can be found World Wide with the exception of Antarctica. The term "pond turtle" or ''terrapin" generally applies to those species that dwell in freshwater rivers, lakes, marshes and ponds. The pond turtle, like all species of turtle have a modified skeletal structure that includes a boney carapace, or shell for