Teeth and Lower Jaw of <i>Heptodon</i> (IMAGE)

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Teeth and Lower Jaw of <i>Heptodon</i>

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This image shows the teeth (above and middle) and a side view of the lower jaw (below) of Heptodon, an ancient cousin to tapirs, found in early Eocene (52-million-year-old) rocks of northern British Columbia. This extinct mammal was about half the size of today's tapirs.

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Jaelyn J. Eberle, Natalia Rybczynski, and David R. Greenwood

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