Pleurodont

Pleurodont is a formation of the teeth that are fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jaw bones.[1][2][3]

This formation is common in the order Squamata.

References

  1. ↑ Plough, F. H. et al. (2002) Vertebrate Life, 6th Ed. Prentice Hall Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. ISBN 0-13-041248-1
  2. ↑ "Evolutionary Lines in Tooth Attachment and Replacement in Reptiles: Their Possible Significance in Mammalian Dentition". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science (1903-). 61: 216–225. 1958.
  3. ↑ "THE TEETH OF VERTEBRATE ANIMALS". University of the Cumberlands. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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