platycoelous

English

Etymology

From platy- +‎ -coelous.

Adjective

platycoelous (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Flat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; said of the centra of the vertebrae of some dinosaurs.
    Synonym: (archaic) platycoelian
    • 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[1], →DOI:
      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.
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