Meaning of fossettid | Babel Free

Definitions

A small depression in the crown of a lower tooth.

Examples

“An elongate fossettid separates the entoconid and hypoconid.”

“State 1 is coded for those taxa with a substantial difference in the depth of the basins between the central fossettid and all others, such that a mid- or late wear⟳ specimen will have⟳ the central fossettid still present⟳ and clearly-defined, while the others will all be worn away.”

“The p1 is smaller than the canine and is little more than a peg-like structure⟳, ovoid in occlusal view⟳ with a tiny fossettid in the middle.”

“When compared with taxa from the Mustersan and Tinguirican, Patagonhippus canterensis n. gen. et n. sp. and P. Dukei n. gen. et n. sp. share⟳ the absence of a posterior fossettid, but have⟳ a more hypsodont dentition.”

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