Having a center or central point that is different or off-center; not concentric or centered in the usual way.
From hetero- (different) + centric (from Latin centrum, center). The term describes geometric or structural arrangements where centers don't align.
In geology, heterocentric fossils or structures reveal how organisms grew unevenly—maybe one side grew faster than the other. It's a small detail that tells a big story about what stresses the organism faced while it was growing.
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