MAMMAL SKULLS

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MAMMAL SKULLS
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GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

• CARNIVORE
• Obtains energy from flesh of other animals

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Carnivore Example
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GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

• HERBIVORE
• Obtains energy from plant matter

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Herbivore Example
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GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

• OMNIVORE
• Obtains energy from both plants and animals

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Omnivore Example
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Carnivorous Skull Characteristics

• Small, sharp, narrow incisors (cutting and
  piercing meat)
• Canines are well-developed and prominent (hold
  and tear flesh)
• Premolars and molars are very serrated and sharp
  (cuttingscissors)

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Feline Predator The Bobcat
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Where would the eyes be located in the skull of a
predator?

• BOTH ARE LOCATED IN FRONT!!!!!

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HERBIVOROUS SKULL CHARACTERISTICS

• Flat molars, premolars
• Canines small/non existent
• Rodents squirrel, mice, beaver have large
  incisors that constantly grow
• WHY???????

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HERBIVOROUS SKULL CHARACTERISTICS

• Ruminants elk, deer, cow
• Have incisors on lower jaw, but not upper jaw

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Where are the eyes of herbivores located in the
skull?

• ON THE SIDES OF THE HEAD!!!

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Omnivores

• Tend to have a combination of the 2
• Eyes on front
• Teeth combine large canines and flat molars.

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Name that omnivore.
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Journal Entry 21/22/16

• Mammal Skulls
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