therapsid groups with the exception of the mammals are now extinct, but each of these groups possessed different tooth patterns, which aids with the classification...
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developed in mammals. They are used primarily to grind food during chewing. The name molar derives from Latin, molaris dens, meaning "millstone tooth", from...
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saber-tooth (alternatively spelled sabre-tooth) is any member of various extinct groups of predatory therapsids, predominantly carnivoran mammals, that...
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A mammal (from Latin mamma 'breast') is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia (/məˈmeɪli.ə/). Mammals are characterized by the presence of milk-producing...
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Carnassial (redirect from Carnassial tooth)
Carnivora, but are seen in a number of different mammal groups.[citation needed] Not all carnivorous mammals, however, developed carnassial teeth. Mesonychids...
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The genes governing tooth development in mammals are homologous to those involved in the development of fish scales. Study of a tooth plate of a fossil...
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Machairodontinae (redirect from Saber-tooth cat)
"dagger-tooth", from Greek μάχαιρα (machaira), sword. Sometimes, other carnivorous mammals with elongated teeth are also called saber-toothed cats, although...
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water, with the exception of river dolphins. Toothed whales consist of some of the most widespread mammals, but some, as with the vaquita, are restricted...
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apart, and occasionally as weapons. They are often the largest teeth in a mammal's mouth. Individuals of most species that develop them normally have four...
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teeth". Dental anatomy is a field of anatomy dedicated to the study of tooth structure. The development, appearance, and classification of teeth fall...
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Smilodon (redirect from Sabre-tooth tigers)
is one of the best known saber-toothed predators and prehistoric mammals. Although commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely related...
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Dental alveolus (redirect from Tooth socket)
sockets. In mammals, tooth sockets are found in the maxilla, the premaxilla, and the mandible. 1706, "a hollow", especially "the socket of a tooth", from Latin...
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Origin and causes of the mammoth steppe: a story of cloud cover, woolly mammal tooth pits, buckles, and inside-out Beringia. Q. Sci. Rev. 20, 549–74. Elias...
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Mesoplodon (redirect from Strapped tooth Whale)
Azores The Spade-toothed whale (M. traversii) was only morphologically described in 2012 Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the...
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Megalodon (redirect from Mega tooth shark)
Otodus megalodon (/ˈmɛɡələdɒn/ MEG-əl-ə-don; meaning "big tooth"), commonly known as megalodon, is an extinct species of giant mackerel shark that lived...
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Monotreme (redirect from Egg-laying mammal)
Monotremes (/ˈmɒnətriːmz/) are mammals of the order Monotremata. They are the only group of living mammals that lay eggs, rather than bearing live young...
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Paraceratheriidae (category Prehistoric mammal families)
S2CID 250366746. Martin, C.; Bentaleb, I.; Antoine, P. -O. (2011). "Pakistan mammal tooth stable isotopes show paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental changes since...
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Dentition (redirect from Tooth formula)
every mammal's teeth are specialised for different functions, many mammal groups have lost the teeth that are not needed in their adaptation. Tooth form...
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Homotherini (redirect from Scimitar-toothed cat)
but they had serrated edges. The scimitar-toothed phenotype has also evolved independently in other mammal families. The subtribe Homotherini evolved...
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Polyphyodont (redirect from Replacement tooth)
Polyphyodonts include most toothed fishes, many reptiles such as crocodiles and geckos, and most other vertebrates, mammals being the main exception, though...
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"Long in the tooth: Biological observations from at-sea sightings of strap-toothed beaked whales (Mesoplodon layardii)". Marine Mammal Science. 35 (3):...
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Marine mammals are mammals that rely on marine (saltwater) ecosystems for their existence. They include animals such as cetaceans (whales, dolphins and...
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Echidna (redirect from Echidna (Mammal))
sometimes known as spiny anteaters, are quill-covered monotremes (egg-laying mammals) belonging to the family Tachyglossidae /tækiˈɡlɒsɪdiː/, living in Australia...
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Paraceratherium (category Oligocene mammals of Asia)
August 2018. Martin, C.; Bentaleb, I.; Antoine, P. -O. (2011). "Pakistan mammal tooth stable isotopes show paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental changes since...
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Beringian wolf (category Prehistoric mammals of North America)
"Origin and causes of the mammoth steppe: A story of cloud cover, woolly mammal tooth pits, buckles, and inside-out Beringia". Quaternary Science Reviews....
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Origin and causes of the mammoth steppe: a story of cloud cover, woolly mammal tooth pits, buckles, and inside-out Beringia, Quaternary Science Reviews 20...
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not comprehensive, as not all mammals have had their numbers estimated. For example, a live specimen of the spade-toothed whale was first observed in December...
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Venomous mammals are tetrapods of the class Mammalia that produce venom, which they use to kill or disable prey, to defend themselves from predators or...
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U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (NMMP) is a program administered by the U.S. Navy which studies the military use of marine mammals - principally bottlenose...
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The spade-toothed whale (Mesoplodon traversii) is the rarest species of beaked whale. Most specimens found have been in the South Pacific, mostly in New...
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