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Brachydont tooth Hypsodont tooth Animal Diversity Web discussion on Cheek Teeth Correction: Not all Hypsodont teeth are perennially growing. All are ‘high.

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1 Brachydont tooth Hypsodont tooth Animal Diversity Web discussion on Cheek Teeth Correction: Not all Hypsodont teeth are perennially growing. All are ‘high crowned’, with minimal roots- an adaptation to consumption of abrasive foods. Brachydont- extensive roots, low crown.

2 Optimization of F O : Forelimb Talpidae Scapanus orarius: Pacific Mole Geomyidae Thomomys talpoides: Northern Pocket Gopher

3 Cervids (e.g. Odocoileus) Optimization of V O : Forelimb Bovids (e.g. Ovis canadensis) Equids (e.g. Equus caballus) Leporids (e.g. Lepus townsendii) Felids (e.g. Puma concolor) and Canids (e.g. Canis Latrans)


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