Indian Star Tortoise Enamel Pin (Geochelone elegans) Oviraptor this specimen highlights the orbital

this specimen highlights the orbital cavity

This particular skull

or Tambaqui

Borneo and Sumatra

Indian Star Tortoise Enamel Pin (Geochelone elegans) Oviraptor this specimen highlights the orbitalIf nature had an art deco phase, it was clearly thinking about Geochelone elegans. Native to dry regions of India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan, this small tortoise sports a dark shell patterned with radiating yellow starburstscamouflage that somehow works both in scrubby grass and on high end wallpaper. Famous for its deliberate pace and herbivorous diet, it spends its days grazing on greens and pretending not to know its one of the most photogenic