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Discriminant traits in turtles (dorsal posterior view). The semi-aquatic freshwater turtles (dotted lines) are used as a reference to compare with other groups (solid lines). (A) terrestrial turtles; (B) highly aquatic freshwater turtles; (C) marine turtles.
