Mounted preparation of snapping turtle

Dublin Core

Title

Mounted preparation of snapping turtle

Subject

Osteological preparations
Zoology
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Anatomy, comparative
Turtles

Abstract

Whitened and articulated snapping turtle skeleton, mounted onto black wooden base. It was donated by Oliver Wendell Holmes to the Warren Anatomical Museum in 1855 along with the turtle's lungs, dried and inflated.

Creator

Unknown

Date Created

1855

Rights

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Access Rights

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Is Part Of

Warren Anatomical Museum (00179)

Format

image

Extent

1 osteological preparation

Medium

osteological preparation, zoological

Type

physical object

Identifier

WAM 00179

Provenance

Donated by Oliver Wendell Holmes to the Warren Anatomical Museum in 1855

Files

00179_v1.JPG

Citation

Unknown, “Mounted preparation of snapping turtle,” OnView, accessed March 29, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6393.