craniocentric

English

Etymology

cranio- +‎ -centric

Adjective

craniocentric (comparative more craniocentric, superlative most craniocentric)

  1. Centered on the cranium
    • 2015 October 1, “An Extremely Peramorphic Newt (Urodela: Salamandridae: Pleurodelini) from the Latest Oligocene of Germany, and a New Phylogenetic Analysis of Extant and Extinct Salamandrids”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0137068:
      Unfortunately, these–as well as more recent ones like the important [40 ]–are resolutely craniocentric, mostly disregarding the hyobranchium, the postcranial skeleton and the soft tissues.
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