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Glossary of mammalian dental topography
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<p>Many different terms have been proposed for features of the <a href="/facts/Tooth/Wc6IqwVf">tooth</a> crown in <a href="/facts/Mammal/phSwTzBo">mammals</a>. </p><p>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. </p>