Dracoulis, G. D.Stuchbery, A. E.Byrne, A. P.Poletti, A. R.Poletti, S. J.Gerl, J.Bark, R. A.2025-06-052025-06-050305-4616ORCID:/0000-0002-0198-9901/work/167651446http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0002229323&partnerID=8YFLogxKhttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733757827Yrast bands in176Pt (N= 98) and178Pt have been identified. The level scheme ofl76Pt changes from a quasi-vibrational pattern to that of a well deformed rotor, at very low spins, a behaviour similar to that attributed to shape coexistence in the light Hg isotopes. Analysis of the176-188pt yrast bands supports a shape coexistence interpretation, the excitation energy of the intruder state behaving as predicted by Wood.en198610.1088/0305-4616/12/3/0050002229323