Vertebrate Anatomy
Mammal Tooth Structure & Diversity
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Anatomy of a typical mammal molar

Key: Blue = molars; green = premolars; red = canine; Yellow = incisors

Diversity of Mammalian Teeth

Carnassial (indicated by C) and Secodont (3 on right) Side-striped Jackal teeth, Canis adustus	Intermediate between Bunodont & Lophodont Collared Peccary teeth, Tayassu tajacu
Peg-like & Homodont Nine-banded Armadillo teeth, Dasypus novemcinctus	Lophodont American Beaver teeth, Castor canadensis
Bunodont Common Chimpanzee teeth, Pan troglodytes	Lophodont Domestic Horse teeth, Equus cabalus
Unicuspid & Homodont Pacific White-sided Dolphin teeth, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens	Selenodont White-tailed Deer teeth, Odocoileus virginianus
Tribosphenic (Dilambdodont) Bicoloured Roundleaf Bat teeth, Hipposideros bicolor	Carnassial (left pair) and Secodont (3 on right) Bobcat teeth, Lynx rufus
Lophodont and 1 Secodont (far right) Kangaroo teeth, Macropus sp.	Tribosphenic Virginia Opossum teeth, Didelphis virginiana
Tribosphenic (Dilambdodont) Eastern Mole teeth, Scalopus aquaticus	Bunodont Black Bear teeth, Ursus americanus