. Comparative dental anatomy. Teeth; Dentistry. 146 COMPARATIVE DENTAL ANATOMY ization. The Cave-lion and Cave-bear and tiger were large and fierce, with a massive dentition which armed them well for preying on the great pachyderms of that period. The canines were immense, and in some curious forms, as the Smilo- don, reached far below the jaw even when the mouth was opened wide. The great saber-toothed cat (Machcerodus) had great trenchant canines with denticulated edges, which caused the devel-. FiG. 55.—Teeth of Wolf (Cam's lupus). opment of a wide flange beneath the lower jaw where the can
. Comparative dental anatomy. Teeth; Dentistry. 146 COMPARATIVE DENTAL ANATOMY ization. The Cave-lion and Cave-bear and tiger were large and fierce, with a massive dentition which armed them well for preying on the great pachyderms of that period. The canines were immense, and in some curious forms, as the Smilo- don, reached far below the jaw even when the mouth was opened wide. The great saber-toothed cat (Machcerodus) had great trenchant canines with denticulated edges, which caused the devel-. FiG. 55.—Teeth of Wolf (Cam's lupus). opment of a wide flange beneath the lower jaw where the canine passed, like a sheath for its pro- tection. The CanidcE includes the Dogs, Wolves, Jackals, Foxes, etc. The formula usually is,— . 3-3 1-1 4-4 2-2 ACi l. — c. m. -—- = 40. 3-3 1-1 F 4-4 2-2 The teeth are reduced from the extreme carniv- orous type of the cats, as the diet is mixed and the teeth respond to the changed conditions of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thompson, Alton Howard, 1849-1914; Dewey, Martin, 1881-. St. Louis, C. V. Mosby
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