IRSNB R 0004, anomalous carapace of the sea turtle Puppigerus camperi (Cheloniidae, Cryptodira), from the Lutetian (middle Eocene) of Belgium, from the locality of Zaventem, in Flemish Brabant Province. a, b. Dorsal view of the carapace; c. Anomalies with associated bone remodelling in the posterior region of the carapace. Detail of the healed fracture (d) and the abnormal erosion of the posterior-most peripheral plates (e). Scale bars: 5 cm (a, b); 2 cm (c–e). Anomalies highlighted in blue represent deviations not definitively linked to premortem events, while deviations marked in red are unequivocally attributed as premortem shell damage. Abbreviations for the plates (in lowercase and normal type): c, costal; n, neural; nu, nuchal; p, peripheral; py, pygal; spy, suprapygal. Abbreviations for the scutes (in uppercase and in bold type): M, marginal; Pl, pleural; V, vertebral.