Dental anomalies and lesions in Eastern Atlantic harbor seals, Phoca vitulina vitulina (Carnivora, Phocidae), from the German North Sea
Fig 8
Simplified crown shape and elongated tooth roots in a 2-week-old male Eastern Atlantic harbor seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina, specimen ZIK 27251).
(a) Premolar with simplified (tricuspid) crown and elongated roots. Arrows: periradicular bands. (b) Dorsal view of the mandibles, with identification of the alveoli for the canine, the premolars and the M1. Note abnormally wide interdental septa.