Pedicellate teeth

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Pedicellate teeth are a tooth morphology today unique to modern amphibians, but also seen in a variety of extinct labyrinthodonts. Pedicellate teeth consist of a tooth crown and a base (both composed of dentine) separated by a layer of uncalcified dentine.

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Pedicellate teeth fossilize better than the rest of the body, these teeth are found in Stem amphibians. The synapomorphy of modern amphibian groups is proven through the shared fossil record. [1]

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  1. ↑ Skutschas, P. P.; Kolchanov, V. V.; Syromyatnikova, E. V. (2025-01-31). "Pedicellate Teeth in Archaic Salamanders (Lissamphibia, Caudata)" . Doklady Biological Sciences. doi:10.1134/S0012496624600532. ISSN   0012-4966.

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