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Many different terms have been proposed for features of the tooth crown in mammals.
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The structures within the molars receive different names according to their position and morphology. This nomenclature was developed by Henry Fairfield Osborn in 1907 and is, although with many variations, the one that continues today.[1][2][3]
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Name | Nomenclature term is used in | Definition | Comments | Image |
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Anterolingual conule | Reig (1977)[4] | A conule on the lingual side of an anterocone divided by an anteromedian flexus or fossette | ||
Anteromedian flexus | Reig (1977)[4] | A longitudinal flexus dividing the anterocone into anterolabial and anterolingual conules | ||
Anterolabial conule | Reig (1977)[4] | A conule on the labial side of an anterocone divided by an anteromedian flexus or fossette | ||
Anterocone | Reig (1977)[4] | A cusp at the front of the tooth that may be divided into anterolabial and anterolingual conules | ||
Protostyle | Reig (1977)[4] | A style in front of the protocone, in the protoflexus | ||
Protoflexus | Reig (1977)[4] | A flexus between the protocone and the anterolingual conule | ||
Anterior mure | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest connecting the anterocone to the protocone | ||
Protocone | Reig (1977)[4] | One of the main cusps, at the anterolingual side | ||
Enterostyle | Reig (1977)[4] | A style between the protocone and the hypocone, in the hypoflexus | ||
Enteroloph | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest connecting the enterostyle to the mesocone | ||
Hypoflexus | Reig (1977)[4] | A flexus between the protocone and the hypocone | ||
Mesocone | Reig (1977)[4] | A conule in the median mure where the mesoloph is attached to it | ||
Median mure | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest connecting the protocone/paracone to the hypocone/metacone | ||
Hypocone | Reig (1977)[4] | One of the main cusps, at the posterolingual side | ||
Procingulum | Reig (1977)[4] | The front part of the tooth, before the anterior mure | ||
Anteroflexus | Reig (1977)[4] | A flexus between the anteroloph and the anterolabial conule | ||
Anteroloph | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest between the paracone and the anterolabial conule that may be connecting to a parastyle | ||
Parastyle | Reig (1977)[4] | A style in front of the paracone | ||
Paraflexus | Reig (1977)[4] | A flexus in front of the paracone | ||
Protolophule | Reig (1977)[4] | A small crest in the paraflexus, connected to the protocone | ||
Paraloph | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest attaching the paracone to the protocone or the median mure | ||
Paracone | Reig (1977)[4] | One of the main cusps, at the anterolabial side | ||
Paralophule | Reig (1977)[4] | A small crest attached to the back side of the paracone | ||
Mesoflexus | Reig (1977)[4] | A flexus between the mesoloph and the paracone | ||
Mesostyle | Reig (1977)[4] | A style at the labial margin between the paracone and metacone | ||
Mesoloph | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest in front of the metaflexus, connected to the median mure | ||
Metaflexus | Reig (1977)[4] | A flexus in front of the metacone | ||
Metalophule | Reig (1977)[4] | A small crest attached to the front side of the metacone | ||
Metacone | Reig (1977)[4] | One of the main cusps, at the posterolabial side | ||
Metaloph | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest attaching the paracone to the hypocone | ||
Posteroflexus | Reig (1977)[4] | A flexus between the posteroloph and the metacone | ||
Posterostyle | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest on the posterolabial corner of the molar | ||
Posteroloph | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest at the back of the molar, connected to the hypocone |
Name | Nomenclature term is used in | Definition | Comments | Image |
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Anterolingual conulid | Reig (1977)[4] | A conulid on the lingual side of an anteroconid divided by an anteromedian flexid or fossettid | ||
Anteromedian flexid | Reig (1977)[4] | A longitudinal flexid dividing the anteroconid into anterolabial and anterolingual conules | ||
Anterolabial conulid | Reig (1977)[4] | A conulid on the labial side of an anteroconid divided by an anteromedian flexid or fossettid | ||
Anteroconid | Reig (1977)[4] | A cusp at the front of the tooth that may be divided into anterolabial and anterolingual conulids | ||
Anterolabial cingulum | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest before the protoconid and protoflexid | ||
Protostylid | Reig (1977)[4] | A stylid in front of the protoconid, in the protoflexid | ||
Protoflexid | Reig (1977)[4] | A flexid between the protoconid and the anterolabial conulid | ||
Anterior murid | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest connecting the anteroconid to the protoconid | ||
Protoconid | Reig (1977)[4] | One of the main cusps, at the anterolabial side | ||
Ectostylid | Reig (1977)[4] | A stylid between the protoconid and the hypoconid, in the hypoflexid | ||
Ectolophid | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest connecting the ectostylid to the mesoconid | ||
Hypoflexid | Reig (1977)[4] | A flexid between the protoconid and the hypoconid | ||
Mesoconid | Reig (1977)[4] | A conulid in the median murid where the mesolophid is attached to it | ||
Median murid | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest connecting the protoconid/metaconid to the hypoconid/entoconid | ||
Hypoconid | Reig (1977)[4] | One of the main cusps, at the posterolabial side | ||
Procingulum | Reig (1977)[4] | The front part of the tooth, before the anterior murid | ||
Anteroflexid | Reig (1977)[4] | A flexid between the anterolophid and the anterolingual conulid | ||
Anterolophid | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest between the metaconid and the anterolabial conulid that may be connecting to a metastylid | ||
Metastylid | Reig (1977)[4] | A stylid in front of the metaconid | ||
Metaflexid | Reig (1977)[4] | A flexid in front of the metaconid | ||
Protolophulid | Reig (1977)[4] | A small crest in the mesoflexid, connected to the protoconid | ||
Metalophid | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest attaching the metaconid to the protoconid or the anterior murid | ||
Metaconid | Reig (1977)[4] | One of the main cusps, at the anterolingual side | ||
Metalophulid | Reig (1977)[4] | A small crest attached to the back side of the metaconid | ||
Mesoflexid | Reig (1977)[4] | A flexid between the mesolophid and the paraconid | ||
Mesostylid | Reig (1977)[4] | A stylid at the labial margin between the metaconid and entoconid | ||
Mesolophid | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest in front of the entoflexid, connected to the median murid | ||
Entoflexid | Reig (1977)[4] | A flexid in front of the entoconid | ||
Entolophulid | Reig (1977)[4] | A small crest attached to the front side of the entoconid | ||
Entoconid | Reig (1977)[4] | One of the main cusps, at the posterolingual side | ||
Entolophid | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest attaching the entoconid to the hypoconid or median murid | ||
Posteroflexid | Reig (1977)[4] | A flexid between the posterolophid and the metaconid | ||
Hypolophulid | Reig (1977)[4] | A small crest in the posteroflexid attached to the posterolophid | ||
Posterostylid | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest on the posterolingual corner of the molar | ||
Posterolophid | Reig (1977)[4] | A crest at the back of the molar, connected to the hypoconid |
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