“…However, plastral plates of Phrynops are more vascularised than xiphiplastron of Cearachelys (Figure 7 and Table S1). On the other hand, plastral plates of Cretaceous chelid Linderochelys rinconensis and cryptodires (both extinct and extant) exhibit a slower growth rate, characterized by parallel‐fibered bone which suggests a more conservative pattern in shell osteohistology (Danilov, Obraztsova, Boitsova, & Skutschas, 2018; Jannello, Maniel, Previtera, & dela Fuente, 2018; Scheyer, Syromyatnikova, & Danilov, 2017; Scheyer & Sander, 2007; Skutschas et al, 2020; Skutschas, Boitsova, Cherepanov, & Danilov, 2017). An additional and unique aspect reported in C .…”