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heterostracan

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[het-uh-ros-truh-kuhn] / ˌhɛt əˈrɒs trə kən /

noun

Paleontology.

  1. any of several ostracoderms of the order Heterostraci, from the Silurian and Devonian Periods, having the anterior part of the body enclosed in bony plates.

Etymology

Origin of heterostracan

< New Latin Heterostrac(i) (plural) name of the order, equivalent to heter- heter- ( def. ) + Greek  ostrak(ón) (singular) “shell” + -an

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The exact nature of heterostracan feeding remains an open question.

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