Assertion: tortoise's scute | /r/HasProperty | shell segment
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text: Tortoises keep a characteristic scute (shell segment) pattern on their shells throughout life, though the annual growth bands are not useful for determining age because the outer layers are worn off with time.
text: Since the epoxy covered a large portion of the shell, including the seams between the scutes (sections of the shell), the tortoises grew up with severe deformities, if they grew up at all.