-
behind and
outwards from the metacone. May bear one or more
minor cusps.
Mesostyle: A cusp at the
midpoint of the
stylar shelf. Ectoflexus: A
notch at the...
-
groups are
distinguished by the
morphology of
their upper molars, with
mesostyles being at
least moderately developed in
those Palaeotheriinae, but generally...
- Clapiès, Malpérié and Perrière (France), in
Upper Ludian strata. The
mesostyle typical of the
genus Leptictidium is not
developed in this species. The...
- hypocone, an
ectoloph selenodont and
linked to
strong styles such as
mesostyle in
basal taxa, and a more or less
developed pseudohypocone. Originally...
- a long face, and
notably small molars. Small,
vestigial mesolophs and
mesostyles are
found on the
upper first and
second molars (a
unique feature within...
-
premolars and
molars are
about half as wide as
their upper counterparts. The
mesostyle cusp (a
small cusp type)
present in the
molars thicken from M1 to M3....
- from
other ruminants such as
sharp cutting premolars and loss of the
mesostyle in the molars. In comparison, the only
dental trait the hypertragulids...
- to have
derived from Hesperolemur. The weak but
present development of
mesostyles and
pseudohypocone link
Hesperolemur to Cantius. Morphologically, Hesperolemur...
- with the
mesostyle cusps,
conical paraconules that are
connected to the
parastyle by
posterior crests, and
compressed parastyles and
mesostyles. The lower...
-
molars have
shallower folds,
especially the fold
between the
paracone and
mesostyle, than
those of S. hemitoechus,
resulting in a less
pronounced undulation...
