ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CARNASSIAL
From French carnassier meat-eating, from Provençal, from carnasso abundance of meat, from carn meat, flesh, from Latin carō.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARNASSIAL»
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Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology
Species that do not hunt from concealment, such as (B) the gray fox (Urocyon
cinereoargenteus), usually have pelage without stripes or spots. first lower molar
(m1) as carnassial (shearing, or cutting) teeth. Carnassials are especially well ...
It is characteristic of Carnivora that the carnassial teeth, the last premolar in the
upper jaw (P4) and the first molar in the lower (MJ, are specially adapted to
cutting through flesh with a scissor-like action and the dog, chewing sideways at
a ...
3
Functional Morphology in Vertebrate Paleontology
Right lateral view of skull and mandible of Hoplophoneus (after Scott & Jepsen
1936) illustrating input and output levers and muscle resultants for carnassial
occlusion due to jaw rotation through contraction of the temporalis (see text for ...
4
Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Biological, ...
1 also indicate the length of the upper carnassial, measured along its outer edge.
The lower carnassial tooth (Plate I., fig. 1) forms a particularly suitable object for
discriminating the various species of cats from one another ; and as the lower ...
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Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Science
The distances from the anterior edge of the socket which contained the canine
tooth to the posterior edge of the carnassial tooth-socket were, likewise,
measured ; also from the latter to the anterior edge of the first premolar socket, so
as to he ...
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The Hunters Or the Hunted?: An Introduction to African Cave ...
A low coronoid results in a less favorable mechanical advantage and a weaker
bite. Having killed its prey, the cat uses its bladelike carnassial teeth, P4 above
and M, below, in a scissor action to slice the meat. Finally, manageable bones
may ...
American Bar Foundation, Samuel J. Brakel, Ronald S. Rock, 1971
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
The chief vertical indent on the outer side of the crown of the Thylacolean upper
carnassial is near the posterior third (Plate XI. figs. 1, 3, 0), and answers to the
deeper vertical notch in Maclzairodus (ib. fig. 15, 0) and Felz's which defines the
...
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Structure, Function and Evolution of Teeth
Neither skull lengths nor carnassial lengths demonstrate the same phenomenon.
Canids display less specialized killing behavior than do felids and mustelids.
They are generally more omnivorous, and they do not possess morphological ...
Patricia Smith, Eitan Tchernov, 1992
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General and Professional Biology: With Special Reference to Man
CARNIVORA. They are distinguished from the Oeodonts, from the point of view of
dentition, by the differentiation in the two jaws, of a carnassial, or tooth of slicing
action, made apparent by its greater development than that of the other molars.
Edward John von Komorowski Menge, 1922
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Evolution of the Borhyaenidae, Extinct South American ...
In most carnivorous marsupials (Marsupicarnivora) carnassial modification of the
upper molars is accomplished by relative lengthening of the posterior edge of the
crowns, emphasis of the posterior crest of the metacone and reduction of the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARNASSIAL»
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Dagger-like canines of saber-toothed cats took years to grow
The adult carnassial/shearing tooth (inside, right) can also be seen …more. New research shows that the fearsome teeth of the saber-toothed ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
Dog Family: Facts About Canines & Their Cousins
Dogs also have well-developed carnassial molars, according to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. These teeth are used to crush ... «Live Science, Apr 15»
El Lobo's Uncertain Future
Its femurs had been bitten in two, the marrow sucked out -- evidence of wolves, because in this area only they have carnassial teeth big enough ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
In the company of wild lions
... into the leg bones. Growling contentedly, they used their razor-sharp carnassial teeth to snap the shinbones and chew the rich bone marrow. «News24, Mar 15»
Santa Monica mountain lion and her two kittens are seen up close
Feast: P-33 digs into her prey. A park ranger has said the animal had to use her carnassial teeth to make cuts. A National Park Service Ranger, ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
Debunking Egg Industry Myths
Where are our natural predator fangs or carnassial teeth for puncturing prey? Are teeth can barely chew cooked meat, don't ALL natural ... «Care2.com, Jan 15»
Homage to The Velvet Claw, again
Episode 1 ('The carnassial connection') starts with dinosaurs (I'll forgive the series for implying that Deinonychus and Ornithomimus were ... «Scientific American, Feb 14»
Boxing Day Tests: A look back at some of Australia's memorable …
They hadn't yet lost their carnassial teeth and sharp claws of a lion to shudder the opposition with its towering giant quickies and rip-roaring ... «Cricket Country, Dec 13»
Zambia: Land of lions, leopards and oxbow lagoons
One glimpse of those jagged carnassial teeth – designed for shearing through hide and sinew – tells you this is a pooch with attitude. «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 13»
Andrew Jackson: Here (big) kitty kitty
Dogs' teeth can leave behind similar markings, so Dr Hemmings also examined the bones to look for markings made by the carnassial teeth ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Nov 13»
