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* In [[Generation I]], Kabutops had a large diamond shaped plate on its back that was replaced in [[Generation II]] by a horn-like extension of its head. | * In [[Generation I]], Kabutops had a large diamond shaped plate on its back that was replaced in [[Generation II]] by a horn-like extension of its head. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Similarly to how {{p|Kabuto}} is based on {{wp|horseshoe crab}}s, it resembles {{wp|eurypterid}}s, prehistoric arthropods which hunted in seas and rivers and are believed to have been related to modern horseshoe crabs. The large head is also identical to the cephlon in trilobites and the spines down the back resemble thoracic sections in trilobites, though the scythes and predatory nature much more closely resemble eurypterids. | Similarly to how {{p|Kabuto}} is based on {{wp|horseshoe crab}}s, it resembles {{wp|eurypterid}}s, prehistoric arthropods which hunted in seas and rivers and are believed to have been related to modern horseshoe crabs. The large head is also identical to the cephlon in trilobites and the spines down the back resemble thoracic sections in trilobites, though the scythes and predatory nature much more closely resemble eurypterids. Because of these cross-similarities, it may also be based on the {{wp|Cheirurus}} genus of trilobites. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
The ''kabuto'' in Kabutops's name could be derived from 兜 ''kabuto'', helmet, referring to its shape and rock-like properties. Its head has a resemblance to a 兜蟹 ''kabutogani'', {{wp|horseshoe crab}}. ''Tops'' might be a reference to the extinct creature {{wp|triceratops}}, {{wp|ceratopsidae}} in general or {{wp|triops}}. It could also refer to being "the top" in its evolutionary line. | The ''kabuto'' in Kabutops's name could be derived from 兜 ''kabuto'', helmet, referring to its shape and rock-like properties. Its head has a resemblance to a 兜蟹 ''kabutogani'', {{wp|horseshoe crab}}. ''Tops'' might be a reference to the extinct creature {{wp|triceratops}}, {{wp|ceratopsidae}} in general or {{wp|triops}}. It could also refer to being "the top" in its evolutionary line. | ||