[Nhcoll-l] Leatherback sea turtle

[Sergio Montagud]

Dear all,

We have a freeze ex. of Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) about 1,60 meters long. Our first idea was to send it to a professional taxidermist, but due to the special characteristic of the material,  out of the traditional hunting mammals, we have doubts that taxidermists we known could done a good work. Also we think about the skeleton preparation, but some problems could appear with the dermic shell, not bony shell, as we hear.
We would like to know if anybody have had experiences with this species and can help us and, of course, if anybody knows some references about skeleton preparation in this species.

Thanks in advance!

Sergio

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Sergio Montagud Alario
Museu [UV] Història Natural
Universitat de València
e-mail: sergio.montagud at uv.es
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