Abstract
Finding of the type of Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli) (Testudinata, Dermochelyidae).
Dermochelys coriacea, the Leatherback, was first described by Vandelli, in 1761, and only later by Linnaeus, in 1766. The type, coming from the Tyrrhenian coast near Rome, is still preserved in Padua University Museum.