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brachydont tooth
zoology
Also known as: brachydont teeth
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occurrence in Perissodactyla
- In perissodactyl: Teeth
…members of the order had brachydont cheek teeth (i.e., with low crowns and long, narrow root canals), with separate low, rounded cusps—the bunodont condition. Increasing specialization for grazing resulted in fusion of the cusps into ridges (lophs), thus teeth of this kind are called lophodont. Lower molars typically have two…
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