epipericyst

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epipericyst (plural epipericysts)

  1. The part of the pericyst that lies anterior to the paracingulum.
    • 1978, Stanford University Publications: Geological sciences:
      Epipericyst and hypopericyst of more or less equal size or epipericyst somewhat larger. Ambital outline widest in pericingular region. Compression dorso-ventral, moderate to extreme.
    • 1987, P. A. Jell, Association of Australasian Palaeontologists, Studies in Australian Mesozoic palynology, volume 1, page 273:
      The epipericysts on the Australian and French specimens are generally broadly rounded apically, whereas those from California are acutely rounded, and commonly possess a short, apical horn.

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