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A scute is a thick plate made of a material such as keratin or chitin which acts as a shield. Osteoderms can fall under the definition of scute in real life, but on Sagan 4 they are defined separately for the sake of having a distinction. Some real-world organisms which have scutes include turtles, ticks, and birds.
Examples: [[
===Osteoderms===
Osteoderms are plates which have a mineralized core, which is more protective than a purely keratinous scute but also significantly heavier. Some real-world examples include armadillos and stegosaurs.
Examples: [[Shrog]]s, [[turtsnappers]]
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