I assume you mean vertebrae. The answer is, "in part". The vertebrae and ribs fuse to form part of the shell. They are covered by dermal bone and keratinous* plates.
*Keratin is the material making up your hair and nails.
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I assume you mean vertebrae. The answer is, "in part". The vertebrae and ribs fuse to form part of the shell. They are covered by dermal bone and keratinous* plates.
*Keratin is the material making up your hair and nails.
The vetebral scutes are the centrer line of scutes (bony plates) on the carapace (upper shell).
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