scapulans
Scapulans are a fictional taxon used in speculative biology and worldbuilding to describe humanoid beings characterized by a distinctive shoulder girdle. The term draws on the Latin scapula, or shoulder blade, highlighting a central feature in many depictions: a broad, highly mobile shoulder region that shapes movement and tool use.
Described in various narratives as typically standing between 1.5 and 1.8 meters, scapulans are depicted with
In worldbuilding contexts, scapulans are often imagined living in montane or dense forest environments where their
Within scholarship on speculative evolution or fiction, scapulans are used to discuss how a single anatomical
See also: scapula, shoulder girdle, speculative evolution, worldbuilding, xenobiology.