A manual of dental anatomy : human and comparative / by Charles S. Tomes.

  • Tomes, Charles S. (Charles Sissmore), Sir, 1846-1928.
Date:
1904
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Credit: A manual of dental anatomy : human and comparative / by Charles S. Tomes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    Within the limits of the same genus a species (Da8yui-U8 viverriniis) is to ])c found in which tlie molar teeth are studded over with long sharp cusps, like the teeth of Insectivora, a group whicli it resembles both in its habits and food. A number of smaller marsupials approximate in their Fia. 281 (1). dentition more or less to the insectivorous tjpe, whilst a tolerably complete chain of existing forms serves to bridge (1) Upper and lower teeth of the Thylacitie. The rudimentary milk moLar, which is absorbed before birth, l;as been placed over the third or last of the premolars, which succeeds to it verLically. Pending agreement amongst naturalists as to the homologies of the premolars and molars, the old lettering has been left upon this and the ensuing figures. (2) Upper and lower teeth of a dog, which are placed side by side with those of the Thylacine, to show the many points of resemblance between the two dentitions.