. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 2. Stereophotograph of the right maxilla of the type skull of Lycosuchus vanderrieti (Stellenbosch D173) to show the canines. The specimen is covered with polymethylmethacrylate for preparation in acid. Scale = 10 Fig. 3. Stereophotograph of the left maxilla of the type skull of Lycosuchus vanderrieti to show the canines. The specimen is covered with polymethylmethacrylate for preparation in acid. Scale = 10mm. posterior canine is the equivalent of the deciduous canine of mammals. He also s
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 2. Stereophotograph of the right maxilla of the type skull of Lycosuchus vanderrieti (Stellenbosch D173) to show the canines. The specimen is covered with polymethylmethacrylate for preparation in acid. Scale = 10 Fig. 3. Stereophotograph of the left maxilla of the type skull of Lycosuchus vanderrieti to show the canines. The specimen is covered with polymethylmethacrylate for preparation in acid. Scale = 10mm. posterior canine is the equivalent of the deciduous canine of mammals. He also stated that both teeth may, however, have been functional for some time in Lycosuchus and the higher theriodonts because the posterior canine which developed first is more powerful and the anterior canine is 'peculiarly specialized' as if developed for a different function. The suggestion of separate functions was due to his observation that both the anterior and the posterior borders of the anterior tooth are serrated, whereas only the posterior border of the posterior tooth appeared to be 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 South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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