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PYGIDIUM FUSED SEGMENTS [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
CONT

Pygidium. - Semi circular or triangular shield. These have a number of fused segments which varies from 2-30 but cannot move independently. However, in some genera the furrows between the pleura can be lost giving a smooth pygidium.

OBS

The pygidium, with its fused segments, holds up well and is the trilobite part most commonly found.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

La fusion des plèvres peut s'accentuer par [la] disparition des sillons interpleuraux. Le pygidium est alors dit à «plèvres fusionnées».

Spanish

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