Chewing, dentition and tooth wear in Hippopotamidae (Hippopotamus amphibius and Choeropsis liberiensis) (IMAGE)

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Chewing, dentition and tooth wear in Hippopotamidae (Hippopotamus amphibius and Choeropsis liberiensis)

Caption

This research used skulls in museums to investigate tooth and chewing biology in hippos.

Credit

Michelle Aimée Oesch, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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CC BY

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