Mysterious Bones

Mystery Bones of Infant Island Alternate names Skeleturtle Kame no Gaikotsu, Infant Island's Kai Kotsu Species Turtle Height ~1 meter Length ~2 meters Weight ~500kg Forms None Controlled by None Relations None Allies None Enemies None Created by Eiji Tsuburaya Shinichi Sekizawa Played by Puppet First appearance Mothra vs. Godzilla Latest appearance Mothra vs. Godzilla Design(s) ShodaiKaikotsu

The Mystery Bones of Infant Island (インファント島の怪骨,   Infanto-jima no kai kotsu) is a turtle Template:Kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in the 1964 Godzilla film, Mothra vs. Godzilla.

Name

The official name for Skeleturtle, "Mystery Bones of Infant Island," is a translation of the name for the creature found in a 2012 toy of it, which reads "Infanto-jima no kai kotsu." Skeleturtle is a fanmade nickname, created by Chris Mirjahangir of Toho Kingdom, before the official name was known. The other nickname for the creature, "Kame no Gaikotsu," was created by Miles Imhoff, also from Toho Kingdom. Officially licensed t-shirts featuring Skeleturtle that were sold in Japan refer to the creature in English as "Infant Island's Kai Kotsu."

Appearance

Skeleturtle is purely white and gray, with black eyes, and a bland, pale shell with no visible scutes. It has a fairly long neck, and very short limbs, which have tiny bone fragments visible.

Origins

Skeleturtle's direct origins are unknown, but it's possible that it was either a turtle mutated by radiation on Infant Island or a turtle of an unknown species.

History

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Showa Series

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Skeleturtle made a very short appearance on Mothra vs. Godzilla, lasting only about 38 seconds on screen and in the background. It was found on Infant Island, which had a lot of radiation and lifeless skeletons lying around. None of the characters ever directly interact with or notice it.

Comics

Godzilla: Rulers of Earth

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Skeleturtle in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #19

Skeleturtle can be seen on Infant Island running from the battle between Mothra and Battra in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #19.

Gallery

Main article: Skeleturtle/Gallery.

Trivia

• Skeleturtle is one of the four minor Showa era monsters to have received an official toy, alongside the Giant Lizard, the Giant Octopus, the Giant Condor, and the Giant Sea Serpent.

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