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Description: | Patella rugosa probably got its name from its similarity to the human kneecap bone, which is called a patella. It is a mollusc that lived on rocks at the edge of the sea. It attached itself to the rocks with a strong muscle (foot), like today's limpets that live in rock pools. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | fossils natural world | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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