- A
toothcomb (also
called a
tooth comb or
dental comb) is a
dental structure found in some mammals,
comprising a
group of
front teeth arranged in a manner...
-
obtain it from
their diets.
Lemuriform primates are
characterized by a
toothcomb, a
specialized set of
teeth in the front,
lower part of the
mouth mostly...
- infraorder, Lorisiformes.
Lemuriform primates are
characterized by a
toothcomb, a
specialized set of
teeth in the front,
lower part of the
mouth mostly...
- Adapiforms, however, lack a
specialized arrangement of teeth,
known as a
toothcomb,
which nearly all
living strepsirrhines possess. A more
recent hypothesis...
- pro****bent, form a
structure called a
toothcomb, a
trait unique to
nearly all
strepsirrhine primates. The
toothcomb is used
during oral grooming, which...
- They are medium- to large-sized lemurs, with only four
teeth in the
toothcomb instead of the
usual six. Indriids, like all lemurs, live exclusively...
- Lorises, like most strepsirrhines, have a
special adaptation called a "
toothcomb" in
their lower front teeth,
which they use for
grooming their fur and...
- been
reanalysed as "fine
toothcomb" and then
shortened to "
toothcomb", or
changed into
forms such as "the
finest of
toothcombs". An Afro pick is a type...
- differences. Most noticeably,
adapiforms lack a key
derived trait, the
toothcomb, and
possibly the toilet-claw,
found not only in
extant (living) strepsirrhines...
-
Malagasy genus and its
toothcomb was
shorter and broader. More recently, the
structure and
general presence of the
toothcomb in
Bugtilemur has been questioned...
