subthecodont en · ADJ
Etymology
From sub- + thecodont.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, of teeth) Located in shallow sockets
Tooth implantation is subthecodont as μCT images show that the teeth sit in shallow sockets (but see below).
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: