Animal Dentition Sources
Last update: May 2005 by Mick Draper
links checked December 2007
Web Sources
Sites that include more than one class
Animal Skull Collection Mammal skulls include dental formulae. From DeLoy Roberts a high school teacher in Idaho.
Dental Formula for different species Click on the order then scroll through the species From University of Pretoria.
Sharks
Great White Shark Tooth Dentition
Reptiles
Crocodilian Species List Click on the link for a species to find some information on dentition in the Appearance section. Written & designed by Adam Britton.
Skull Differences in Various Species (of snakes). Includes images of four types of dentition. By Séan Thomas & Eugene Griessel - Dec 1999.
Mammals (Mammals have permanent teeth)
General Mammalian Teeth Sites
Introduction to Teeth Includes Gallery of Incisors By David M. Armstrong, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Marsupials
Australian Marsupials Includes info and graphics for bandicoots, kangaroos, dasyurids, koala, possums, marsupial moles, wombats, & pygmy glider. From The University of Edinburgh.
Koala Teeth Has photos of the teeth. From Davidson College
Placental Mammals
General
Mammals: Placental Orders and Dentition
Merck Veterinary Manual Type dentition into the search box to find images of mammalian teeth.
The Dental Formula for Humans and Different Domesticated Species
La dentition Dogs and cats From animal-services.com This site is in French but has graphics.
Dentition of Pets This site gives the dental formula for dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, rats, mice, hampsters, and gerbils. From BBC.
Weasels
What about ferrets' teeth? Includes the dental formula. From Ferret Natural History FAQ
Dogs
(see General)
- Red Fox Shows fox skull images and comparison with dog.
Seals and Sea Lions
Order Carnivora Family Otaridae Family Phocidae Family Odobenidae From Uni of Edinburgh Natural History Collections
Hoofed mammals
Horses
Equine dentition By Al Cirelli Uni of Nevada School of Veterinary Medicine.
The Equine Teeth Radiology of horse teeth, includes dental formula for temporary and permanent dentitions.
The “Mammalian Species” Paper: Equus caballus Includes the dentition of the mustang, the domestic horse, and the Mongolian horse By Deb Bennett and Robert S. Hoffmann, Smithsonian Institution for Equine Studies Institute California.
Understing Equine Teeth Moderate quality diagrams of horse dentition including using teeth to age horses.
Llamas
Dental Anatomy of Llamas Includes good images. From Colorado State University
Cattle
Goats
Dentition - Teeth
Lagomorphs
Rabbits
Books in Barr Smith Library that will help with animal dentition
- Gorrel, Cecilia. Veterinary dentistry for the general practitioner. New York : Saunders, 2004
- Hyett, Jack. Australian mammals : a field guide for New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. West Melbourne, Vic. : Nelson, 1980.
- Macdonald, David. (ed) The new encyclopedia of mammals. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Nowak, Ronald M. Walker's Mammals of the world. 6th ed Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999
- Searfoss, Glenn. Skulls and bones : a guide to the skeletal structures and behavior of North American mammals. Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, c1995
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