Hypsodont
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Hypsodont is a pattern of dentition characterized by with high crowns, providing extra material for wear. Examples of animals with hypsodont dentition are cattle, horses, and deer. These animals will
Horse teeth
Molar (tooth)
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The molars or molar teeth are large, flat teeth at the back of the mouth. They are more developed in mammals. They are used primarily to grind food during chewing. The name molar derives from Latin, m
Hypsodont
…such as dirt into their mouth while grazing grass, and thus wear down their dentition more quickly than a select diet. The opposite condition is called brachydont. Since the morphology of the hypsodont tooth is suited to a more abrasive diet, hypsodonty was thought to have evolved concurrently with the spread of…
A lower wisdom tooth after extraction.
Image showing the arrangement of teeth in the mouth of an adult human
The cranium of the Southern marsupial mole (Notoryctes typhlops), showing its zalambdodont molars with V-shaped ectolophs
The skull of a Caucasian pygmy shrew (Sorex volnuchini), showing its dilambdodont molars with W-shaped ectolophs.