Definition of Opisthocoelia. Meaning of Opisthocoelia. Synonyms of Opisthocoelia

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Definition of Opisthocoelia

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Opisthocoelian
Opisthocoelian O*pis`tho*c[oe]"li*an, Opisthocoelous O*pis`tho*c[oe]"lous, a. [Gr. ? behind + ? hollow,] (Anat.) Concave behind; -- applied especially to vertebr[ae] in which the anterior end of the centrum is convex and the posterior concave.

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- †Spinophorosaurus †Tazoudasaurus †Vulcanodon †Zizhongosaurus †Eusauropoda Synonyms Opisthocoelia Owen, 1860 Cetiosauria Seeley, 1870 Diplodocia Tornier, 1913...
- be a junior synonym of earlier names, and grouped Apatosaurus within Opisthocoelia. Most authors still use Sauropoda as the group name. Originally named...
- be a junior synonym of earlier names; he grouped Apatosaurus within Opisthocoelia. Sauropoda is still used as the group name. In 2011, John Whitlock published...
- 1861, Owen concentrated all such forms in a group of their own: the Opisthocoelia. In 1869 Thomas Huxley stated explicitly that Cetiosaurus was a dinosaur...
- point referred to Sauropoda, its historical synonyms Cetiosauria or Opisthocoelia, or referred to a taxon that is now regarded as a sauropod, such as...