Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Platymeric

1. pertaining to a platymeric index value of between 75 and 84.9; platymeria.

2. in reference to a femur diaphysis that has an anterior-posterior flattening; platymeria is a characteristic of Homo erectus.

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eurymeric (Referring to a platymeric index between 85.00 and 99.99.)
hyperplatymeric (Pertaining to a platymeric index of less than 74.99.)
Manouvrier, Léonce-Pierre (... platycnemic index and the platymeric index.)
platymeric index (Anterior-posterior platymer diameter 100, then divided by the medio-lateral diameter.)