A plywood structure in the shell of fossil and living soft-shelled turtles (Trionychidae) and its evolutionary implications

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A Divergence Dating Analysis of Turtles Using Fossil Calibrations: An Example of Best Practices (2013, background): “The recent discovery of the unique shell histology of total group trionychids consisting of layers of organized fibers that are integrated into the surficial portion of all metaplastically ossified shell bones (Scheyer et al., 2007) is thus highly significant.”