FIGURE 6. Partial sutures for Neogastroplites muelleri, showing the effect of two outliers with tall saddles on the total area spanned (tan polygons). 6.1 Nine left (blue) and nine right (red) lateral elements. Total areas spanned are 74.1 and 59.2 units, respectively. 6.2 Seven left lateral elements; two outliers in Figure 6.1 have been removed. Total area spanned is now 54.7 units. 6.3 Seven right partial sutures. Total area spanned is 52.1 units.