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CAS 8452 Chelonia mydas  Cheloniidae
Country: Ecuador State:
Galapagos Prov.
County:
     
Island(s): Galapagos Ids., Santa Cruz Id.
Locality:   Collector(s): F.T. Nelson
Date Collected: 26 Nov 1905
Collector's (Field) Number: 2067 Field Notes:
Latitude: 0º 30' 6" S Longitude: 90º 19' 39" W Coord. Source:   Google Earth, 2013.
Datum: WGS84 Max. Lat/Long Error Elev: Georef. By: J.V. Vindum
Georef. Remarks:
Stated Locality:   Indefatigable Isl., Galapagos Arch. Habitat:
Life Stage: Adult  Sex: F Preservative: Dry; Skel: Partial Identified:
GenBank#: Tissue:
Remarks: Killed 28 Nov 1905. Miscellaneous postcrania in skeletal collection. Date of collection in error, no collecting was done on 26 Nov 1905 based on Slevin's and Beck's field notes - JVV, 16 Jul 2013. <Publications>  <Catalog Page>