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TRICONODONT [2 records]

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Record 1 2003-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Mammals
DEF

Extinct marsupials of the Jurassic Period having triconodont teeth.

CONT

"Triconodontidae" has historically been used as a tooth taxon, including all triconodonts having molars with three roughly equal primary cusps.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Mammifères
CONT

Les Triconodontes groupent des genres du Jurassique caractérisés par une denture complète, comportant des incisives, des canines, des prémolaires et surtout des molaires à 3 denticules alignés.

Key term(s)
  • Triconodontidés

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Animal Biology
  • Paleontology
DEF

Elongated molar or premolar teeth having three cone-like cusps arranged in a line.

CONT

Other experiments in mammalian evolution that occurred when the dinosaurs lived were the triconodonts, "triple-cusped tooth", and docodonts, "beam tooth."

CONT

The early Mesozoic mammals... had what is known as the triconodont molar.

Key term(s)
  • triconodont teeth

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biologie animale
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Il est fort possible que [la dent conique à une pointe de type reptilien], par une première complication (peut-être suivant un processus de fusion de cônes simples), soit devenue une dent à trois pointes sur une seule ligne : c'est le type triconodonte que l'on trouve par exemple chez «Priacodon», mammifère primitif du jurassique américain.

Spanish

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