Definition of Hypselodont. Meaning of Hypselodont. Synonyms of Hypselodont

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Definition of Hypselodont

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Meaning of Hypselodont from wikipedia

- shortly after birth and are replaced by open-rooted, continually growing (hypselodont) incisors. The toothcomb in lemurs normally consists of six teeth (four...
- relatively basal amongst wombats, being the most primitive member to possess hypselodont (high crowned) ch**** teeth. The morphology of the humerus of W. wakefieldi...
- which the structure has been modified into two continually growing (hypselodont) incisors (or canine teeth), similar to those of rodents. Often, the...
- lower jaw is relatively deep, which served to accommodate the very long hypselodont (evergrowing) teeth, which are considerably proportionally longer than...
- reduction. These teeth were rootless and were continuously growing (hypselodont), and typically have a relatively simple morphology. There are generally...
- ab****n from chewing a diet high in fiber. Rodents have upper and lower hypselodont incisors that can continuously grow enamel throughout its life without...
- used for grasping and defense. The teeth of Megalonyx jeffersonii were hypselodont (high crowned). During excavations at Tarkio Valley in southwest Iowa...
- balearicus having an adult dentition comprising a single evergrowing (hypselodont) incisor (a feature highly unusual among bovids), one premolar, and three...
- well as a number of fossil groups); the incisors are very large and hypselodont (open-rooted and hence ever-growing, similar to those of rodents); the...
- teeth. Like other derived toxodontids, Toxodon had long, ever-growing (hypselodont) ch**** (premolar and molar) teeth, with the name Toxodon deriving from...