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- A polyphyodont is any animal whose teeth are continually replaced. In contrast, diphyodonts are characterized by having only two successive sets of teeth...
- blade-like teeth is secodont or plagiaulacoid. Medicine portal Dental formula Polyphyodont Rozkovcová, E; Marková, M; Dolejsí, J (1999). "Studies on agenesis of...
- strong, durable and complete set of teeth. Diphyodonts contrast with polyphyodonts, whose teeth are constantly replaced. Diphyodonts also differ from monophyodonts...
- skeleton, which includes the remains of an ilium and femur. Snakes are polyphyodonts with teeth that are continuously replaced. Snakes and other non-archosaur...
- side and is bound on both sides by jaws. It has two rows of homodont or polyphyodont teeth, which are homologous to the placoid scales covering the body....
- set of deciduous teeth and a later set of permanent or "adult" teeth. Polyphyodonts grow many sets of teeth. For example, sharks, grow a new set of teeth...
- mammals to be able to process gr****. Brachydont Lophodont Dental formula Polyphyodont The Diversity of Ch**** Teeth Phillip E. Jardine, Christine M. Janis,...
- exceptions are elephants, kangaroos, and manatees, all of which are polyphyodonts, i.e. having teeth that are continuously being replaced. Mammal teeth...
- include most mammals but not elephants, kangaroos, or manatees, which are polyphyodonts. Deciduous teeth develop during the embryonic stage of development and...
- similar to all living manatee species in the family Trichechidae, have polyphyodont teeth. Their teeth are continuously replaced horizontally from the caudal...