hypsodont
Sign in to savethumb | right|Horse teeth Hypsodont is a pattern of dentition characterized by with high crowns, providing extra material for wear. Examples of animals with hypsodont dentition are cattle, horses, and deer. These animals will pick up gritty, fibrous material such as dirt into their mouth while grazing grass, and thus wear down their dentition more quickly than a select diet. The opposite condition is called brachydont.
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Hypsodont is a pattern of dentition characterized by with high crowns, providing extra material for wear. Examples of animals with hypsodont dentition are cattle, horses, and deer. These animals will pick up gritty, fibrous material such as dirt into their mouth while grazing grass, and thus wear down their dentition more quickly than a select diet. The opposite condition is called brachydont.
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