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Mammalian Dentition
BE106
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Coyote | Canis latrans, secodont for slicing and cutting, digitigrade |
| Bobcat | Lynx rufus, secodont for slicing and cutting, digitigrade (big orbital fossa) |
| American Black Bear | Ursus americanus, bunodont for crushing and grinding, plantigrade (big, wider nose) |
| Raccoon | Procyon lotor, bunodont for crushing and grinding (omnivore), plantigrade (two ridges run all the way back on top of head) |
| American Badger | Taxidea taxus, secodont for slicing and cutting, digitigrade (bigger skull with pronounces Y shape) |
| Striped Skunk | Mephitis mephitis, secodont and bucodont, plantigrade (smaller, Y shape ridge) |
| Otter | Lontra canadensis, secodont for slicing and cutting, plantigrade (large ridge at back top of head) |
| North American Beaver | Castor canadensis, lophodont for grinding, plantigrade |
| White-Tailed Jackrabbit | Lepus townsendii, lophodont for grinding plant matter, digitigrade |
| White-tailed Deer | Odocoileus virginianus, selenodont for grinding plant matter, unguligrade |
| Pronghorn | Antilocapra americana, selenodont for grinding plant matter, unguligrade |
| Opossum | Didelphis virginiana, bunodont and secodont, plantigrade (large ridge on top of head) |