Goniopholis

noun

Go·​ni·​oph·​o·​lis

ˌgōnēˈäfələ̇s

: a genus of extinct crocodiles with amphicoelous vertebrae known from remains found in the Upper Jurassic of Europe and North America

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from goni- + Greek pholis horny scale

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