dentition
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More baby boomers reached 60 with “a relatively intact dentition at that age than any generation in history,” the CDC says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
Imagine a walrus-like creature with dentition remarkably similar to modern walruses: A quartet of post-canine teeth, a large lower canine tooth and a short, fused vertical midline on their lower jaw.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2024
Using the novel technique, the research team tried to determine the closest fit of the teeth's appearance to other dinosaurs with well-known dentition.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024
The fossil dolphin’s dentition was unlike anything seen in living cetaceans.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
Skull: Long and narrow; nasals long, rounded proximally and usually simple distally; rostrum long; interparietal triangular; tympanic bullae large, and well inflated ventrally; basioccipital narrow; palate narrow; palatal pits shallow; dentition light.
From The Pocket Gophers (Genus Thomomys) of Utah, Vol. 1 No. 1 Kansas University Publications. by Durrant, Stephen D.
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