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Paleobiology of the Arthropod Cuticle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2017

Roy E. Plotnick
Roy E. Plotnick*
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Department of Geological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Box 4348, Chicago, Illinois 60680
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To a large extent, a chitinous external cuticle is the distinguishing feature of arthropods (Barnes, 1980). Many of the other features considered characteristic of arthropods, such as growth by molting or the jointed appendages, are either directly or indirectly tied to the possession of the cuticle (Cisne, 1974; Neville, 1975; Grasshoff, 1981).

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Short Courses in Paleontology , Volume 3: Arthropod Paleobiology , 1990 , pp. 177 - 196
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Copyright © 1990 Paleontological Society 

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