Leatherback turtle

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Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

Collected live off Rockport, Massachusetts, 1885, l. 76 1/2 in. (194.3 cm). Donated by Mr. Parsons, 1885 (FIC2021.929.1)