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List of animals featuring external asymmetry (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 week ago by s@piefed.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

that doesn't feel properly asymmetric to me, it's just "well one side has to have the first plate". Like yeah technically but that's not the spirit of the term.

When i hear "asymmetric" i think stuff like flounders.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 1 points 6 days ago

Other dinosaurs have symmetrical plates down their back, like the Kentrosaurus.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentrosaurus