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- adjective Situated behind the
canine teeth - noun A
tooth in this position
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Examples
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The relatively large postcanine root surface areas, which are most similar to A. melanoleuca, suggest that the dentition of G. blacki was adapted to sustaining relatively large occlusal forces needed to fracture mechanically resistant foods such as bamboo.
Archive 2009-02-01 2009
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However, G. blacki can be distinguished from the extant hominids by having relatively higher values for postcanine root length and surface area, both absolutely and relative to mandibular size (except for premolar root lengths of humans).
Archive 2009-02-01 2009
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Also worth mentioning, a note in this issue by my boss and Nate Smith on a tritylodont postcanine from the Hanson Formation in Antarctica can be found on pages 269-273.
Archive 2008-03-01 ReBecca Foster 2008
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Also worth mentioning, a note in this issue by my boss and Nate Smith on a tritylodont postcanine from the Hanson Formation in Antarctica can be found on pages 269-273.
New issue of JVP ReBecca Foster 2008
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Boonstra (1962) also thought that the postcanine teeth of the maxilla may have intermeshed, but to a lesser extent.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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In re-sampling methods, numerous replications bones that result in an improved mechanical advantage for are made, using strategies that exclude either taxa or chewing on the postcanine tooth crowns.
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Boonstra (1962) also thought that the postcanine teeth of the maxilla may have intermeshed, but to a lesser extent.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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However, unlike Paranthropus (see more than postcanine tooth enlargement. above) the incisors and canines are large and the enamel lacks the extreme thickness seen in the latter taxon.
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Boonstra (1962) also thought that the postcanine teeth of the maxilla may have intermeshed, but to a lesser extent.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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Boonstra (1962) also thought that the postcanine teeth of the maxilla may have intermeshed, but to a lesser extent.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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