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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. |
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. |
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Examples: Some [[turtsnappers]], [[tam]]s, some [[sauceback]]s |
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===Osteoderms=== |
===Osteoderms=== |
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