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TABLE 1. Area spanned by multiple overlain lateral suture elements. Note that units in this and subsequent tables are arbitrary but consistent within a taxon. Hence, comparison within a species is reasonable, while comparison between species is not. Smaller areas imply more highly constrained suture patterns; note that one side is more highly constrained than the other for each species, although which side varies by species.
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Taxon
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Number of Sutures Included
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Left Area
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Right Area
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C. springeri
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8
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39.37
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47.2
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N. muelleri
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9
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74.1
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59.2
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N. muelleri (excluding two outliers)
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7
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54.7
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52.1
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M. subdivisum
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6
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81.9
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58.8
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Somoholites spp.
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9
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n/a
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69.7
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