Fig. 
. Nuchal plate. 
PLATE 36. 
Emys testudiniformis, nat. size. 
Upper surface of the third neural plate. 
. Under surface of ditto. 
. Upper surface of the fifth neural plate. 
. A posterior marginal plate. 
. Front view of a mutilated cuirass in which the carapace has been slightly 
depressed; the natural curve, across the middle, is indicated by the 
outline. 
