REPTILES FROM THE FALUNS OF TOURAINE (tortoises)

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N°	Description	Genus	Species	Family	Origin
1 to 3	dermal scutes of tortoise	Trionyx	sp.	Trionychidae	region of Savigné

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In 2, the dermal scutes belong to the ventral plastron. In 3, these neural scutes are situated at the top of the dorsal carapace.
Trionyx are carnivorous tortoises, living in fresh or brackish water.