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Kemp's Loggerhead Turtle

Thalassochelys kempii, (Garman)

Distribution

Recorded from the Gulf of Mexico.

Structurally, this turtle is explained to differ from the preceding by the presence of ridges on the alveolar (crushing) surfaces of the jaws (beneath the horny coverings), which development closely approaches that of the Hawk's-bill Turtle; the bony, alveolar processes do not overlap the inner nostrils.