CT‐scan of a naturalized turtle (LB6)

Abstract

One naturalized turtle belonged from 50 years to the scientific library Gillot‐Brieux (Paris 6ème). It was examined by one high resolution CT‐scan (CIMOP‐Bizet, Paris). Several reconstructions were performed. Only the visceral cavity had been emptied; the neck, head and legs had been preserved in their whole. The dorsal shell did not belonged to the naturalized specimen as it was larger than the true one, underneath and laid sligthly desaxed on the highest part of the true specimen which was only preserved. This strange set was discovered just before the CT‐scan with the cut of two iron wires which fixed the apparent dorsal shell. The CT‐scan afforded a lot of morphological data on the remnant natural parts of this chelonian.