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 Fernand, V. S. V. (detail)
   
1953
The teeth of the dugong.
Ceylon Jour. Sci. (B) 25(2): 139-147. Pls. 28-30. Oct. 10, 1953.
–Notes that five to six cheek teeth are present; the tusks are thought to "serve no useful purpose"; jaw movement is probably lateral; the enamel is simple; the dentine is tubular (orthodentine); and the cementum is lamellar. Also describes vestigial incisors and the distribution of enamel on the teeth.

Related Index Records (8)

Behavior, Agonistic and Territorial
  x 1953 Fernand, V.S.V. (DD; use of tusks doubtful; 142.)
Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
  x v 1953 Fernand, V.S.V. (dentition; 139-147, pls. 28-30.)
Histology
(SEE ALSO: Skeleton; other organ systems)
  x 1953 Fernand, V.S.V. (DD; tooth enamel, dentine, cementum; 144-146, pls. 28-29.)
Mastication
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Ingestive)
  x 1953 Fernand, V.S.V. (DD; molar occlusion; 143-144.)
Natural Death or Injury
(SEE ALSO: Captivity, Sirenians in; Natural Enemies; Pathology; Temperature, Effects of)
  x 1953 Fernand, V.S.V. (DD; scars from ?coral or ?shells; 142.)
Skeleton
(SEE ALSO: Age Determination; Embryology and Ontogeny; Histology; Myology; Sense Organs; Tooth Replacement; and under species)
  x * 1953 Fernand, V.S.V. (DD; teeth; 139-147, pls. 28-30.)
Sri Lanka
(formerly Ceylon)
  x 1953 Fernand, V.S.V. (DD; dentition; 139.)
Tooth Replacement
  x * 1953 Fernand, V.S.V. (DD; Sri Lanka; 139-147, pls. 28-30.)

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