notulae
notulae is the plural of notula.
Meaning of notula
Noun
notula (plural notulae)
- A small circular pit on an internal fossil mold of a trilobite marking the impression of an apodeme.
- Generally a pair of notulae is associated with each muscle scar. Notulae also occur in the cephalon, in some species being present in the floor of the oblique lateral scars of the posterior lobe (Shergold, 1975).1990, J. H. Shergold, J. R. Laurie, Sun Xiaowen, Classification and Review of the Trilobite Order Agnostida Salter, 1864: An Australian Perspective, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2026, page 13
Questions about notulae
- What is notulae the plural of?
- Notulae is the plural of notula.
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