10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACRODONT»
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acrodont in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
acrodont and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Manual of Exotic Pet Practice
TEETH Lizard teeth are classified as pleurodont or acrodont. Pleurodont teeth
have longer roots with weak attachments to the mandible and no socket (Figure 8
-3). They rest on the lingual side of the mandible; the buccal side has a prominent
...
Mark A. Mitchell, Thomas N. Tully, 2009
2
Phylogenetic Relationships of the Lizard Families: Essays ...
(1988) the terms "pleurodont" and "acrodont" are not independent
transformations of some more general mode of implantation, but are part of a
transformation series. Kuehneosaurs may be described as sub- thecodont,
although the teeth are ...
Richard Estes, Gregory K. Pregill, 1988
3
Feeding: Form, Function and Evolution in Tetrapod Vertebrates
Acrodont dentition and dental occlusion in agamids and amphisbaenians. (A)
Ctenophorus decresii (Agamidae) showing anterior, caniniform, pleurodont teeth
and marginal acrodont teeth in lateral view. (B) Upper (white) and lower (black) ...
4
Clinical Veterinary Advisor,Birds and Exotic Pets,1: ...
DEFINITION Bacterial or fungal invasion of the unique periodontal tissue of
species of lizards with acrodont dentition SYNONYMS Bacterial stomatitis, (see
Stomatitis, Bacterial) infectious stomatitis, mouth rot EPIDEMIOLOGY SPECIES,
AGE, ...
Joerg Mayer, Thomas M. Donnelly, 2013
Three of the basic types of tooth attachments: (a) thecodont, characteristic of
mammals and crocodilians; (b) pleurodont, characteristic of most reptiles and
amphibians; and (c) acrodont, characteristic of most bony fishes. Illustration
modified ...
Elizabeth J. Reitz, Elizabeth S. Wing, 2008
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Reptile Medicine and Surgery
as the Agamidae and Chamaeleonidae, they are acrodont (attached to the biting
edges of the jaws without sockets). Pleurodont teeth are regularly shed and
replaced (Figure 6-8). Acrodont teeth are not replaced except in very young ...
7
Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles
Acrodont teeth, which attach directly to the bone surface, occur in two lizard
clades. Tooth replacement is continuous throughout life, except in most acrodont
forms, in which teeth are replaced in juveniles. Skulls of turtles and all other
extant ...
Laurie J. Vitt, Janalee P. Caldwell, 2013
In most lizards, the marginal teeth are attached to the biting edges of the jaws (
acrodont dentition) (Fig. 8.14a); in other lizards, however, the jaw teeth are
attached to the inner sides of the jawbone (pleurodont dentition) (Fig. 8.14b).
Most snake ...
9
Vertebrates: Structures and Functions
The bases of acrodont teeth (Gr. acro, end; odous or odont, tooth) are fused to the
surface of jaws and such teeth are found in most teleosts and sharks. Since
acrodont teeth are not firmly anchored they are often lost and replaced. The teeth
of ...
10
The Integument: A Textbook of Skin Biology
THE ORAL CAVITY True teeth derived from fish denticles are fused to the lingual
side of the jaw, pleurodont condition, or to the crest of the jaw bone, the acrodont
condition, in lizards, snakes and the tuatara, but in Crocodilia the teeth are ...
Richard Ian Campbell Spearman, 1973
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACRODONT»
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acrodont is used in the context of the following news items.
Leiosaurus: big heads, bold patterns
Tradition has it that pleurodont iguanians (that is, those iguanians that are outside of Acrodonta, the acrodont-toothed clade that includes ... «Scientific American, Oct 13»
