The individual bony plates made of keratin on a turtle’s upper shell, or carapace. Most turtles have 13 large scutes in the middle of the carapace. Two pairs of 12-14 “marginal” scutes are located around the edge of the carapace. Many Native Americans likened the 13 central scutes to their 13 moon calendar
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