embyonic development of the loggerhead seaturtle

Anatomy of cartilages of the orbitotemporal region are described for E.

caretta, representing a novel pattern of development for the posterior orbital cartilage for this species. This species is one of the largest sea turtles, weighing up to 200 kilograms. The period of embryonic growth extends from intraoviductal development in the adult female up to the hatchling completely leaving its shell. This species is one of the turtles The loggerhead turtle or loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) is an oceanic animal that belongs to the Cheloniidae family. As ectothermic vertebrates, embryonic development in sea turtles mainly depends on the temperature of the surrounding sand once the eggs are deposited by the female. Comparisons among suggest that a possible remnant of the dorsal edge of the orbital cartilage remains and represents a portion of the posterior orbital cartilage in C. The loggerhead turtle or loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) is an oceanic animal that belongs to the Cheloniidae family. Morphological changes through prehatching ontogeny are described for all dermal and endochondral elements of the skull and jaws, and the sequence of appearance and ossification of these elements are compared with similar data for Chelonia mydas, Natator depressa, and Dermochelys coriacea. Illustrations and descriptions of the chondrocranium at Stage 25 form the basis of comparison with similar data for the Loggerhead Seaturtle, Caretta caretta. The embryonic development of the cranium of the Hawksbill Seaturtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata) is described on the basis of cleared and double-stained specimens.

Embyonic development of the loggerhead seaturtle