The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of TrilobitesRaymond, Percy E. (Percy Edward)
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The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites
Raymond, Percy E. (Percy Edward)
Trilobites
In _Triarthrus_, _Neolenus_, and _Ptychoparia_ they project ahead of
the cephalon, emerging quite close together under the front of the
glabella, one on either side of the median line. In _Cryptolithus_
they turn backward beneath the body, but since only three or four
specimens are known which retain them, it is possible that other
specimens would show that these organs were capable of being turned
forward as well as backward. The proximal ends of the antennules being
ball-like, it is probable, as Doctor Faxon has suggested to me, that
these "feelers" had considerable freedom of motion. The antennules of
_Triarthrus_ are apparently somewhat less flexible than those of the
other genera, and have a double curvature that is seen among the
others only in Ptychoparia. The proximal end of an antennule in
_Triarthrus_ is a short cylindrical shaft, apparently articulating in
a sort of ball-and-socket joint. The proximal end in the other genera
is still unknown. The points of attachment in _Triarthrus_ seem to be
under the inner part of the second pair of glabellar furrows. In
_Cryptolithus_ they appear to be beside the anterior lobe of the
glabella under what have long been known as the antennal pits. In the
other genera the location is not definitely known, but in _Neolenus_
it seems to be under the dorsal furrows near the anterior end of the
glabella. Viewed from the under side, the point of attachment is
probably always beside the middle or anterior part of the hypostoma,
just behind the side wings.
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