Caretta is a genus of sea turtles in the family Cheloniidae containing a single living species, the loggerhead sea turtle, named for its large head, with a skull distinguished from other sea turtles by maxillae that meet at the midline of the palate. It has a cosmopolitan distribution nesting over the broadest geographical range of any sea turtle, inhabiting the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea, and is the largest hard-shelled turtle in the world, with adults averaging around 135 kilograms and about 90 centimeters in carapace length.
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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ2938164, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Loggerhead sea turtle
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Caretta
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 1
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Caretta
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Caretta" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 56 ... "early_interval": "Ypresian"
Wikidata: Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Wikidata Q192095, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIn Group: Sea Turtle Genera, LeadQuote, In Group: Sea Turtle Genera, Lead
The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), loggerhead turtle or loggerhead, is a species of sea turtle distributed throughout the world.
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