Definition of Opisthodonts. Meaning of Opisthodonts. Synonyms of Opisthodonts

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Definition of Opisthodonts

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- long-lasting group of herbivorous rhynchocephalians were the opisthodonts. Some more generalized opisthodonts, such as Opisthias, were probably more capable of omnivory...
- teeth have it perpendicular to the plane, opisthodont incisors have it behind the plane, and hyper-opisthodont teeth have the cutting edge even behind the...
- teeth of eilenodontine opisthodonts, there are no qualities which preclude a relationship between Lamarquesaurus and basal opisthodonts such as Opisthias,...
- (formally known as Sphenodon), its close relatives, and the herbivorous opisthodonts. They are also generally considered to be more derived (as in closer...
- Dromomeron, predatory rauisuchid and small crocodylomorph pseudosuchians, the opisthodont sphenodontian Sphenotitan, the australochelyid stem-turtle Waluchelys...
- in muroid rodents. The upper incisors are well developed and strongly opisthodont, with the chewing edge located behind the vertical plane of the teeth...
- cutting edge perpendicular to the plane of the toothrow) or slightly opisthodont (with the cutting edge inclined backwards). In contrast, Akodon simulator...
- grinding plant matter. The study suggested that Eilenodon and other opisthodonts may have fed on horsetails of the genus Equisetum, which were nutritious...
- are located behind the vertical plane of the incisors; thus, they are opisthodont. The microstructure of the enamel of the lower incisor was reported in...
- caudal (tail) vertebrae. The upper incisors have orange enamel and are opisthodont, with the cutting edge of the tooth inclined backwards. The root of the...