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lophodont tooth
animal anatomy
Also known as: lophodont teeth
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occurrence in horses, tapirs, and rhinoceroses
- In perissodactyl: Teeth
…of this kind are called lophodont. Lower molars typically have two transverse lophs, the protoloph and the metaloph. In the upper molars these ridges are fused with a longitudinal ridge (ectoloph), which runs along the outer edge of the tooth. Further development leads to a convoluted arrangement of the lophs,…
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