platycoelous

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adjective

Flat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; said of the centra of the vertebrae of some dinosaurs.

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Meanings

adjectiveplatycoelous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyFlat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; said of the centra of the vertebrae of some dinosaurs.

    The platycoelous centra are not keeled ventrally and are slightly dorsoventrally compressed at mid-length, so that in transverse section the centrum has a more oval outline.

    2015 September 10, “Anatomy of the Enigmatic Reptile Elachistosuchus huenei Janensch, 1949 (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Upper Triassic of Germany and Its Relevance for the Origin of Sauria”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

    Synonyms: platycoelian

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFlat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; said of the centra of the vertebrae of some dinosaurs.

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Origin

From platy- + -coelous.

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APA

platycoelous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platycoelous

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“platycoelous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platycoelous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “platycoelous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platycoelous.

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