The hyaena of the Carnivora should not be confused with Hyaenodonof the Creodonta. These two groups differed in
several important-features, including the bones of the ear and foot, the pattern of teeth, and a relatively smaller brain among
the creodonts.Inthe Carnivora, the rearmost upper-premolar tooth moves down against the first Iowermolartooth $0 that their sharp edges work together like shearing blades= thisiscalled the carnassial pattern. Hyaenas have a slight
variation: on this 'pattern, with certain teeth missing. The
massive jaws; with fairly
tall-crowned but blunt
teeth, exert "spots' of,
pressure - essential for
cracking gristle and bone
The hyaena of the Carnivora should not be confused with Hyaenodonof the Creodonta. These two groups differed in several important-features, including the bones of the ear and foot, the pattern of teeth, and a relatively smaller brain among the creodonts.Inthe Carnivora, the rearmost upper-premolar tooth moves down against the first Iowermolartooth $0 that their sharp edges work together like shearing blades= thisiscalled the carnassial pattern. Hyaenas have a slight variation: on this 'pattern, with certain teeth missing. The massive jaws; with fairly tall-crowned but blunt teeth, exert "spots' of, pressure - essential for cracking gristle and bone
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