4_Diictodon_histo.JPG (IMAGE)

Harvard University, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

4_Diictodon_histo.JPG

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The enlarged caniniforms of Diictodon have enamel making them more like teeth than tusks. The cross section reveals a ring of enamel around the outside of the tusk that is illuminated under polarized light.

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Image by M. Whitney

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