We may not regard hyenas as the most adorable animals, but they are both fascinating and impressive. Despite having the appearance of a rather thin and scruffy dog, they belong to the Feliformia ...

Their premolars are therefore larger, and their carnassial teeth are used solely for slicing or shearing. Additionally, their canines are robust, sharp, and recurved. Spotted hyenas have one of ...

Here’s what dental experts say. By Katie Camero Most of us know that the best defense against tooth decay — or damage to the surface, or enamel, of your teeth — is to limit sugary foods and ...

The anatomy of Smilodon fatalis suggests that their lower jaws and teeth underwent significant changes as they grew. The appearance of lower carnassial teeth, which are designed for cutting meat, ...

On the downside, however, antlers are very hard and unyielding. Chewing antlers can easily lead to dental fractures, especially of the carnassial teeth (the large chewing teeth on either side of the ...

Like other meat-eating animals, these colossal wolves had special “carnassial” teeth for slicing meat. Their molar teeth further back were much larger and strong enough to crack open bones.

The lower carnassial tooth allows researchers to do just that. Example specimen of the lower carnassial tooth. Provided by Dr. Leila Sicilano-Martina This tooth is commonly found in terrestrial ...

The most common tooth affected is actually the 4th premolar on the upper dental arcade, also called the carnassial tooth. These teeth, when infected, can lead to an abscess that can rupture and ...

Lower carnassial teeth appear near the back of the mouth and are designed for cutting meat, so they signal the switch from a milk-based diet to a meat-based one. And in the lion, the appearance of ...

The eyes are almond-shaped and amber-brown in color. The larger canines and carnassial teeth differentiate the dingo from the domestic dog (Canis familiaris familiaris) and dingo-dog hybrids.

The small Indian mongoose has well developed carnassial teeth used to tear flesh. Its feet have four or five digits each with long non retractile claws, which are adapted for digging up invertebrates.