. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 54 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Deciduous dentition (Figs 7-9) Mandibular deciduous canine The right tooth only is present. It is reasonably well preserved with rather severe damage to the mesial portion of the crown, but the root is nearly complete with only the apical tip missing. Enamel from the mesial and mesiolingual parts of the crown has been broken away. The tip is damaged also and a moderately wide vertical crack courses across the middle of the buccal surface. Viewed from the buccal a
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 54 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Deciduous dentition (Figs 7-9) Mandibular deciduous canine The right tooth only is present. It is reasonably well preserved with rather severe damage to the mesial portion of the crown, but the root is nearly complete with only the apical tip missing. Enamel from the mesial and mesiolingual parts of the crown has been broken away. The tip is damaged also and a moderately wide vertical crack courses across the middle of the buccal surface. Viewed from the buccal aspect, the crown is rather 'mitten-shaped' with a large primary cusp situated mesially and a small distal cuspulid. The buccal surface is faintly convex incisocervically over the cervical third of the crown's height, and a cervical prominence is not present. The distal cuspulid is worn, but there remains the trace of a short, faint vertical groove between it and the main 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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