pretelson
English
Etymology
pre- + telson
Noun
pretelson (plural pretelsons)
- The tergite just in front of the telson
- 2015 September 1, James C. Lamsdell et al., “The oldest described eurypterid: a giant Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian) megalograptid from the Winneshiek Lagerstätte of Iowa”, in BMC Evolutionary Biology, volume 15, DOI: :
- The pretelson does not expand laterally and there is no evidence of an attachment point for cercal blades; this, combined with their absence in the material, indicates that such structures were lacking.
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Anagrams
- petronels