Assertion: carapace's scute | /r/HasProperty | epidermal derivatives
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text: The carapace and shell (in most turtles; some have reduced these features) are formed by two main parts: the scutes (epidermal derivatives which form the outermost layer of the shell) and the bony plates (dermal -- i.e. bone -- derivatives which are the main structural components of the shell).