. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 51* ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM was one of the earliest of the mammal-like reptiles which was capable of a sustained bite across the postcanines. The power of this bite was greatest across the posterior region of the postcanine row and it is possible to correlate the complex postcanines in this region with this fact. The simple pattern of anterior postcanine teeth was possibly correlated with their position close to the canine. If the anterior teeth had complex crowns they would have interfere
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 51* ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM was one of the earliest of the mammal-like reptiles which was capable of a sustained bite across the postcanines. The power of this bite was greatest across the posterior region of the postcanine row and it is possible to correlate the complex postcanines in this region with this fact. The simple pattern of anterior postcanine teeth was possibly correlated with their position close to the canine. If the anterior teeth had complex crowns they would have interfered with the stabbing action of the canines to a greater extent than simple 'caniniform' postcanines. In most of the specimens studied the postcanines do not all form a graded series in which each postcanine is slightly more molariform than the tooth immediately in front of it. Usually it is possible on the structure of the crowns divide the postcanine row into two series, one consisting of partially erupted. 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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