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Page 432
It is in a fairly advanced stage of wear , and has a rather rugose enamel , and a
cingulum which is very marked on the anterior pillar . There is a small entostyle
and hypostyle . Buccal surface . The paracone is missing , but the metacone
shows ...
It is in a fairly advanced stage of wear , and has a rather rugose enamel , and a
cingulum which is very marked on the anterior pillar . There is a small entostyle
and hypostyle . Buccal surface . The paracone is missing , but the metacone
shows ...
Page 436
The cingulum is barely recognizable on the anterior pillar . The enamel is rather
rugose . The base of the central ridge of the metaconid is just recognizable where
it fuses with the metastylid . Occlusal surface . The central pits are irregular in ...
The cingulum is barely recognizable on the anterior pillar . The enamel is rather
rugose . The base of the central ridge of the metaconid is just recognizable where
it fuses with the metastylid . Occlusal surface . The central pits are irregular in ...
Page 485
From a rounded cingulum the buccal surface slopes medially at a fairly acute
angle , and just near the occlusal edge the surface tends to be more vertical . The
lingual surface slopes upwards and laterally from the base , so that the width of
the ...
From a rounded cingulum the buccal surface slopes medially at a fairly acute
angle , and just near the occlusal edge the surface tends to be more vertical . The
lingual surface slopes upwards and laterally from the base , so that the width of
the ...
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