0
the answer is between 59-61 depending on the species, the correct answer is 60 bones under the shell.
Wiki User
∙ 8y ago
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoThe inner section of a turtles shell is made up of around 60 bones, including parts of the backbone and the ribs.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago60
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago32 BONES
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago61
Wiki User
∙ 12y agono
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How many bones are in a turtle's upper shell?
50 bones
Who is the turtle from Mario games?
There are 3 so far: Koopa, Paratroopa, and Dry Bones. Koopa is a simple yellow turtle with a green shell. Paratroopa is a yellow turtle with a red shell and wings. Dry Bones is exactly the same as Koopa but he's a skeleton of him.
What type of animal has no bones a shell on the outside and joints in each of its legs?
A Turtle
Do turtles have hollow bones?
The spine is fused into the shell, with the ribs forming a major part of the inner portion of the shell. Uniquely, the shoulders are inside the rib cage formed by this process. The shell bones form growth plates that do not match the scute margins.The spine through the neck bends in an 'S' curve, a vertical 'S' for Cryptodires - "hidey head" turtles, and a horizontal 'S' curve for Pleurodires - "sideneck" turtles.
What is the turtle shell made of?
The shells are made of sand and scales.
How many bones does a turtle have?
There are over 200 species of turtle, each of which have various numbers of bones in their anatomy. However on average the shell of a turtle is made up of 59 to 61 bones.For more information on Turtles and their bones, see the "Related Links" section of this answer.
What are the shields of a turtle?
i only know the shell, i dont know the other one
What are the layers of operating system?
Hardware is the Inner most layer of the OS. Then the Kernal Then the Shell
What does a turtle look like without a shell?
The turtleâ??s spine that runs through the entire body is attached to the shell. That would mean for the turtle to leave the shell, the spine would have to be torn out because itâ??s attached to the shell. Underneath the shell lays solid body of bones where the turtle body has very little movement.
When drawing on a atom how many electrons are drawn in the inner most shell?
2 on the inner most, and 8 on every other layer
Do sea shells grow?
As the mollusks grows the shell around it grows to accommodate the larger size. There are three layers to a shell, a proteinaceous periosteum, a prismatic layer, and an inner pearly layer.
What is the top of a sea turtles shell called?
The Plastron is the ventral (bottom) portion of a turtle's shell (under the abdomen)The Carapace is the dorsal (top) portion of the turtle shell (over the back)the little polygon shapes on the shells are called scutes.
