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
A lower wisdom tooth after extraction.
Image showing molar teeth and their arrangement in the mouth of an adult human
Pig tooth
Lophodont molars of Elephas (left) and Loxodonta (center), compared to the nonlophodont mastodon (right)
Steropodon
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Steropodon is a genus of prehistoric platypus-like monotreme, or egg-laying mammal. It contains a single species, Steropodon galmani, that lived about 100.2–96.6 million years ago during the Cretaceou
Steropodon galmani mandible
Steropodon BW
S. galmani holotype cast. At the AMNH.
Model at the Australian Museum, Sydney