Mesodont


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Mes´o`dont


a.1.(Anat.) Having teeth of moderate size.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Analysis of hypsodonty and dietary structure of the mammalian plant- eater community in Europe shows that the Miocene-Pliocene boundary was marked by a strong decrease in mesodont species and mixed feeders, and an increase in brachydont species and omnivores (Fortelius et al., 2006).
EVIDENCES OF EARLY PLIOCENE FOSSIL REMAINS OF TRIBE CERVINI (MAMMALIA, ARTIODACTYLA, CERVIDAE) FROM THE SIWALIKS OF PAKISTAN
The specific richness of the boselaphines in the Middle Siwalik sediments is remarkable, where apparently endemic advanced high crowned forms (Selenoportax, Pachyportax) existed along with mesodonts (Tragoportax) and primitive brachydonts (Elachistoceras).
Fossil Bovidae from Late Miocene Dhok Pathan Formation of Siwaliks, Northern Pakistan
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