- This
mutation was
reinterpreted as
strong evidence for a
dorsal exite and
endite fusion,
rather than a leg, with the
appendages ****ing in much
better with...
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structures aside from the
latter two are
termed exites (outer structures) and
endites (inner structures).
Exopodites can be
easily distinguished from exites...
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known from
multiple specimens comprising frontal appendages,
multiple endites, gnathobase‐like structures, a
nearly complete body, a head
carapace complex...
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animal is
characterized by its long,
forward facing head sclerite, and the
endites on its
frontal appendages that bore
copious amounts of baleen-like auxiliary...
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combination of the word "lenis",
meaning "smooth" from the non-spinose
endites, and "caris",
meaning "shrimp". The
specific name of L.
lupata derives...
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first distal endite.
Compared to
Hurdiidae and Tamisiocarididae, this two
radiodont families shared a lot of
characters (i.e.
alternated endite length; streamlined...
- carapace), and its
frontal appendages bearing nine
endites and
seven more
elongated subequal endites. This
animal was
important as it was the
first Miaolingian...
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arthropodized (segmented),
bearing ventral endites (spines) on most of
their podomeres (segmental units), and the
endites may bear
additional rows of auxiliary...
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Magnified leg (thoracopod): 1–5 –
endites; 6 – endopod; 7 – exopod; 8 – epipod; 9 – protopod...
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opportunistic scavengers and
predators of soft-bodied prey, with the spine-like
endites of the
limbs possibly allowing soft-bodied prey to be
shredded before ingestion...
