Before 1800 Blumenbach and Cuvier showed that some fossil elephant teeth belonged to species and genera no longer living. Proboscidea A Monograph, on the Discovery, Evolution, Migration and ...

Let’s dive in. Tusks are continuously growing incisors. Typically, adult elephant teeth comprise 12 premolars, 12 molars, and two tusks. These twin teeth are composed of four layers, the ...

In our research we are looking at the factors leading to changes in the form of mammalian teeth as they switch to new diets, usually in response to a change in the availability of different plants in ...

During the dry season elephants in the wild can eat 300 kilograms of twigs, leaves and bark a day. The grinding wears down their teeth, making room for new molars — elephants grow six sets over ...