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. 2018 Jan 10;4(1):e1701568. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1701568

Fig. 3. SEM images of scales from the basal Hettangian.

Fig. 3

(A) Lepidopteran type I scale with solid structure and herringbone pattern. (B to E) Lepidopteran type II scales with hollow structure, cross-ridges, perforations, and in some cases (C to E) serrations of the apical margin. (F) Fringed scale of indeterminate origin. (G) Histological section of type I scale. (H and I) Histological sections of type II scales.