Alison Eldridge
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Alison Eldridge was Managing Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Leatherback sea turtle, (Dermochelys coriacea), species of sea turtle notable because it lacks scales and a hard shell. It sports a bony carapace covered with black or brown skin with a texture similar to leather, which gives the turtle its name. It is the only member of the turtle family…
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