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having acrodont dentition. Rhynchocephalia:
Acrodont tooth implantation is
common within Rhynchocephalia,
including Sphenodon. Amphibia:
Acrodont tooth...
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gastralia bones in the belly, as well as most
rhynchocephalians having acrodont teeth that are
fused to the
crests of the jaws (the
latter also
found among...
- sockets.
There are, however,
other animals that have
acrodont dentition such as tuataras.
Usually acrodonts are
divided into two
families Chamaeleonidae and...
- the rear. Most
species are pleurodont,
though agamids and
chameleons are
acrodont. The
tongue can be
extended outside the mouth, and is
often long. In the...
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agamids is
their teeth,
which are
borne on the
outer rim of
their mouths (
acrodonts),
rather than on the
inner side of
their jaws (pleurodonts). This feature...
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lizard to glide.
While in its
original description it was
considered to
acrodont lizard, with a
cladistic analysis in the same
study suggesting that it...
- the tuatara, and
almost all
other rhynchocephalians, are
described as
acrodont, as they are
attached to the apex of the jaw bone. This
contrast with the...
- of bone, as seen in crocodilians,
dinosaurs and mammals, and
opposed to
acrodont and
pleurodont dentition seen in
squamate reptiles. Notably, this appears...
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amphibians exhibit teeth that have a
slight attachment to the jaw or
acrodont teeth.
Acrodont teeth exhibit limited connection to the
dentary and have little...
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individual sockets (like in thecodonty) or
without bone enca****t (like in
acrodonts and pleurodonts). It is
known from
several aquatic amniotes: ichthyosaurs...
