- (including the stylocone,
which is
observed in some
extinct mammals).
Metastyle: A
rearward extension of the
stylar shelf which juts out at the distolabial...
-
morphology of the
upper fourth premolar is
different (having a
shorter metastyle). P.
fossilis was
historically considered an
early lion (P. leo) subspecies...
-
changes "an
average metaconule on [the
fourth premolar]" and "an
oblique metastyle on [the
first and
second molars]".
Palaeotheriidae is
generally divided...
-
upper molar that was V-shaped, had a pi-shaped (π)
pattern and a
reduced metastyle. The
premolars only
partially formed the pi pattern. Each
molar was the...
-
rather low cusp. The P4
possesses a
greatly reduced protocone, a
short metastyle and
completely lacks a parastyle. However, it has a very
voluminous paracone...
-
accessory cusp and a
broader cingulum than in the
third premolar, a
strong metastyle behind the prin****l cusp and room for a
parastyle in
front of the prin****l...
- and the
postmetaconule ridge is
moderate in form. The
parastyle and
metastyle cusps are divergent,
revealing a
moderate W-shaped
ectoloph ridge. The...
- well-defined
parastyle with a
moderate buccal cingulum. M2 and M1 with the
metastyle quite a bit
longer than the paracone-metacone. P3 short, with tall main...
- well-developed metaloph. The
upper molars had a very
prominent parastyle and
metastyle. The
metacone column was
wider than in Colbertia, and the mesiolabial...
-
particularly large in the M2.
Paracone tall and narrow,
elongated blade-like
metastyle. P4 broadened, with
reduced protocone and
presence of a
notch between...
