merocyclism

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noun

The scientific hypothesis which proposes that the segments of certain arthropods, especially trilobites, develop in repeating cyclical patterns.

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nounmerocyclism (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablebiologyThe scientific hypothesis which proposes that the segments of certain arthropods, especially trilobites, develop in repeating cyclical patterns.

    ...manifestations of appendages through analysis of presumed muscle scars, notulae and apodemes, positions of nodes, articulation, and suggestions of merocyclism.

    1990, J. H. Shergold, J. R. Laurie, Sun Xiaowen, Classification and Review of the Trilobite Order Agnostida Salter, 1864: An Australian Perspective, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2026, page 3
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