Triangles: 158
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More model informationMost carnivorous mammals have a blade-like tooth called a carnassial. To demonstrate the geometry of the carnassial tooth, this model was created, showing the way in which the V-shaped blades meet to trap and cut food. The matching blades are shown in red.
Source: Evans AR, and Sanson GD. 2006. Spatial and functional modeling of carnivore and insectivore molariform teeth. Journal of Morphology 267: 649-662.
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Aug 24th 2020
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