bunodont


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bu·no·dont

(bū'nō-dont),
Having molar teeth with rounded or low conic cusps, in contrast to lophodont.
[G. bounos, mound, + odous (odont-), tooth]

bu·no·dont

(bū'nō-dont)
A tooth having low, rounded cusps.
[G. bounos, mound, + odous (odont-), tooth]

bu·no·dont

(bū'nō-dont)
Having molar teeth with rounded or low conic cusps, in contrast to lophodont.
[G. bounos, mound, + odous (odont-), tooth]
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Early evolution, diversification, and geographic distribution of the suborders constituting the mammalian order artiodactyla
ingens are quite short and consist of low-crowned bunodont molars, which are generally connected with a predominantly granivorous diet.
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Dorcabune differs from that of the studied material in: very bunodont conical molars thick and rugosed enamel well developed cingulum the presence of the double fold' on the protocone of the upper molars and a well-pronounced M structure with a double fold on the posterior side of the protoconid on the lower molars (Pilgrim 1915; Khan et al.
New Remains of Tragulids (Mammalia Tragulidae) from the Dhok Pathan Formation of Hasnot (Late Miocene) Pakistan
TOBIEN, H., 1978: On the evolution of the mastodonts (Proboscidea, Mammalia), Part 2: The bunodont tetralophodont groups.Geol.
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The tooth is bunodont and brachydont with a thick enamel.
Tetraconodon (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Suidae) From the Late Miocene Dhok Pathan Formation of Pakistan
Collared peccaries have strong jaws and bunodont teeth, which enable them to crack and crush hard seeds (Herring, 1985; Bodmer, 1989).
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