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42 Cards in this Set
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Genus: Nummulites, Fusulinids
CN: Foram |
Body Part: Test
Definition: Shell |
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Genus: Astraeospongia
CN: Sponges |
Body Part: Spicules
Definition: Tiny needle-like structures that hold the sponge together |
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Genus: hexagonaria, halysites, lophophyllidium proliferium, favosites
CN: Coral, chain coral, horn coral, honeycomb coral |
Body Parts: solitary/colonial, calyx, septa, tabulae, growth lines, corallite, apical end
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Genus: Mucrospirifer, Rafinesquina, Juresania, Kingera Wacoensis, Platystrophia, Lingula
CN: Brach |
Body Parts: Beak, Growth Lines, Corralite, Apical End
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Coral Body Part: Calyx
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Definition: Polyp that secretes a "cup" in which it resides. (On top)`
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Coral Body Part: Septa
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Definition: Vertical walls which radiate outward from the center
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Coral Body Part: Tabulae
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Definition: horizontal plate like structures
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Coral Body Part: Growth Lines
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Definition: Horizontal Wrinkles
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Coral Body Part: Corralite
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Definition: Calcified Skeleton formed by an individual polyp
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Coral Body Part: Apical End
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Definition: where growth begins.
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Brach Body Part: Beak
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Definition: Pointed part of shell that marks the beginning of valve growth
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Brach Body Part: Growth Lines
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Definition: curved lines on shell recording earlier growth
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Brach Body Part: Hingelines
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Definition: Edge of shell where the two valves ariculate
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Brach Body Part: Sulcus
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Definition: Bottom. Deep trough on one valve, corresponding to the fold on the other valve.
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Brach Body Part: Fold
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Definition: Top. Elevated area in the middle of the valve.
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Brach Body Part: Ribs
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Definition: Lines that run from the beak to the edge of the shell
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CN: Eurypterid
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Body Parts: cephalonthorax and telson
definition: head and tail |
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Trilobite Body Part: Cephalon
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Definition: head
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Trilobite Body Part: thorax
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Definition: abdomen
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Trilobite Body Part: Pygidium
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Definition: tail
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Trilobite Body Part: Axial Lobe
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Definition: central lobe
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Trilobite Body Part: Pleural Lobe
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Definition: two flanking lobes outside of Axial lobe
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Trilobite Body Part: glabella
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Definition: central portion of head
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Trilobite Body Part: facial suture
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Definition: portion surrounding glabella
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Bryzoans Body Part: Autopores
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Definition: Tiny pin-like cavities
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Bryzoans Body Parts: Zoadium
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Definition: twig-like colonies
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Starfish Body Part: Ray
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Definition: pointed edges
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Crinoid Body Part: Crown
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Crinoid Body Part: stem
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Crinoid Body Part: Plates
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Crinoid Body Part: Calyx
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Crinoid Body Part: Arms
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Blastoid Body Part: Theca
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Blastoid Body Part: Ambulacral
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Definition: Five-fold symmetry
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Cystoid Body Part: Theca
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Echinoids Body Part: Regular/irregular
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Echinoid Body Part: Mouth
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Echinoid Body Part: anus
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Echinoid Body Part: ambulacrum
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Preservation type: Pyritization
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Preservation type: permineralization
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Preservation Type: carbonization
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