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CAS 8499 Chelonia mydas  Cheloniidae
Country: Ecuador State:
Galapagos Prov.
County:
     
Island(s): Galapagos Ids., Santa Cruz Id.
Locality:   Collector(s): F.T. Nelson
Date Collected: 20 Nov 1906
Collector's (Field) Number: 4506 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: Preservative: Dry; Skel: Partial Identified:
GenBank#: Tissue:
Remarks: Skull only, in skeletal collection. Date of collection in error, possibly 20 Nov 1905, however, Slevin's notes do not mention any sea turtles taken on 20 Nov 1905 from Santa Cruz Island - JVV, 15 Jul 2013. <Publications>  <Catalog Page>