Character Details

Character

T1 and T2 fusion

Description

None provided.

States

0: Complete/Uninterrupted
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1. Metopius (Peltastes) pol...
 
notes: T1 is fused to T2 in all Metopius. The suture between the two is well defined, and uninterrupted by carina dorsally and laterally.
coded examples: Metopius (Ethimetopius) polyptichi, Metopius (Ceratopius) fuscipennis, Metopius (Cultrarius) birkmani, Metopius (Cultrarius) comptus, Metopius (Cultrarius) consector (toggle remainder)
1: Interrupted dorsally
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1. Metopius (Pelatale) nota...
 
notes: T1/T2 suture is interrupted dorasal-medially by a pair of longitudinal carinae on T1 extending onto the base of T2.
coded examples: Metopius (Peltales) notatus, Metopius (Peltales) errantius, Metopius (Peltales) amenus
2: T1/T2 not fusued
notes:
coded examples: Hemimetopius, Pseudometopius, Acerataspis