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Carn****ials are
paired upper and
lower teeth modified in such a way as to
allow enlarged and
often self-sharpening
edges to p**** by each
other in a shearing...
- borophagines, with both
groups having a
bicuspid (two points) on the
lower carn****ial talonid,
which gives this
tooth an
additional ability in mastication....
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presence of the
carn****ial teeth, but the
nature of the
carn****ial teeth is
different between the two groups. In carnivorans, the
carn****ials are positioned...
-
upper carn****ial) that is only used for cutting. They use
their molars for
grinding except for the
lower first molar m1 (the
lower carn****ial) that has...
- have
small vertebrae. The
premolar and
first molar together compose the
carn****ial pair on each side of the mouth,
which efficiently shears meat into small...
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exceptional size in the
extinct Machairodontinae. The
lower carn****ial is
smaller than the
upper carn****ial and has a
crown with two
compressed blade-like pointed...
- teeth, and it has
evolved for the
consumption of flesh. Dogs use
their carn****ial teeth to cut food into bite-sized chunks, more
especially meat. Dogs'...
-
share with the Carnivora, and many
other predatory mammal clades, the
carn****ial shear, a scissors-like
modification of
upper and
lower ch****
teeth that...
- (African wild dog). The
crushing role of the post-
carn****ial molars is reduced. The
lower carn****ial (m1) of
Speothos lacks the entoconid,
creating a trenchant...
- of dull,
triangular carn****ial teeth meant for
grinding food. Hypercarnivores, however, have
conical teeth and
sharp carn****ials meant for slashing, and...
