Figure 3
From: A new Carboniferous edaphosaurid and the origin of herbivory in mammal forerunners
(A, C) Photograph and digital three-dimensional rendering of the maxilla of CM 93779. Digital render shows the positive relief and true anatomy of CM 93779 revealing 16 wide-based teeth with bulbous tips. (B, D) Photograph and digital three-dimensional rendering of the maxilla of CM 93778. Digital render shows the positive relief and true anatomy of the medial surface of the maxilla on CM 93778, revealing the bulbous tooth tips from a different perspective. (E) Maxilla of a specimen of Edaphosaurus sp. (USNM PAL 299844), showing teeth with bulbous crowns with nozzle-like apices. (F) Reconstruction of a tooth of Melanedaphodon hovaneci gen. et sp. nov., highlighting the bulbous crown. Anatomical abbreviations: a.car apical carina, e.fl enamel fluting, plic plicidentine.
