| lophodont |
The tooth has a few ridges perpendicular to the jaw.
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molar_(tooth)
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| lophodont |
Teeth whose crowns have a series of lophs.
Ãâó: www.uvm.edu/~jdecher/GoT.html
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| lophodont |
Cheek teeth that have a complex, folded cusp pattern, providing grinding surface area for herbivory (eg black rhinoceros)
Ãâó: www.uoguelph.ca/~mammals/Mammalogy_2005_glossary.h...
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| lophodont |
(Gr = crest) molars are ridged teeth that have transverse ridges as in the tapir. (My note: lophs are sharp crests that join cusps in multicusped teeth. Dentists would identify those crests as transverse ridges.)
Ãâó: www.uic.edu/classes/osci/osci590/2_4TerminologyInD...
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