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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.

  in does vertebrate cover a turtles body? Comment by ross-saunders_60c2bd2dcb7b0 June 2021