brachyodont


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brachyodont

(ˈbrækɪəˌdɒnt)
adj
(Zoology) (of mammals, such as humans) having teeth with short crowns
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Considersing Janis (1988) Damuth and Janis (2011) hypsodonty interpretations Giraffokeryx punjabiensis may be categorized within the dietary spectrum of two sub-types of brachyodont browsers such as regular browsers (BB) and high level browsers (HB).
DIETARY EVALUATIONS AND PALEOECOLOGY OF AN EXTINCT GIRAFFID (GIRAFFOKERYX PUNJABIENSIS) FROM SIWALIKS OF PAKISTAN
2B); molars brachyodont, cingula closing labial folds 8'.
Chave para os generos da tribo Oryzomyini (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)
The rooted, brachyodont cheekteeth are noticeably more heavily worn on the right side.
Cranial asymmetry in a pocket mouse, Chaetodipus fallax (Rodentia: Heteromyidae)
The studied specimens present by the following characteristics: brachyodont with rugose enamel, weak styles/stylids and entostyles/ectostylids, and weak median ribs.
New Fossils of Giraffokeryx (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla: Giraffidae) from Chinji Formation, Pakistan
Prodryomys from CA4 has brachyodont molars with broad and shallow valleys, and thick crests.
Rodents and insectivores from the Lower Miocene (Agenian and Ramblian) of the Tudela Formation (Ebro Basin, Spain)/Roedores e insectivoros del Mioceno Inferior (Ageniense y Rambliense) de la Formacion Tudela (Cuenca del Ebro, Espana)
The cheekteeth of porcupines are brachyodont, and wider at the midsection than at either the alveolar margin or at the occlusal surface of an unworn tooth.
Cranial variation and asymmetry in southern populations of the porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum
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