platycephalic

[ plat-ee-suh-fal-ik ]

/ ˌplæt i səˈfæl ɪk /

having a head whose cranial vault is broad or flat.

Also plat·y·ceph·a·lous

[plat-i-sef-uh-luh s] /ˌplæt ɪˈsɛf ə ləs/.

Origin of platycephalic

First recorded in 1860–65; platy- + -cephalic

There were three platycephalic skulls, of whom two were Celts and one a Scandinavian.

Degeneracy |Eugene S. Talbot
Shape of skull varies from dolichocephalic to platycephalic.

Evolution and Classification of the Pocket Gophers of the Subfamily Geomyinae |Robert J. Russell
Therefore, platycephalic specializations involved lateral expansion of the braincase and mandible.

Evolution and Classification of the Pocket Gophers of the Subfamily Geomyinae |Robert J. Russell
The platycephalic character has a geographical distribution.

Prehistoric Man |W. L. H. Duckworth

It is thus that we recognise low skulls (platycephalic), medium (orthocephalic or metriocephalic), or high (hypsicephalic).

The Races of Man |Joseph Deniker