Carnivore Teeth


canid teeth

Dog (Canis familiaris) canine

Carnivores are meat eating animals. There teeth are specialised to cope with holding drown prey and tearing flesh. They usually have long canine teeth of a cone-like shape that tapers to a point.

canine

canine tooth with root

The premolars are often triangular in shape with a distinctive point.

premolars

premolars- underlined

Carnivores have a special tooth in both sides of the jaw, these are called a carnassial teeth. These teeth are the last upper molar and the first lower premolar. These teeth are designed to shear through flesh.

carnassials

carnassial teeth- inside the red oblong

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