Abstract
Dental anomalies were investigated in 1091 Spanish red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus) hunted in Sierra Morena (south-eastern Spain). This is the first time that cases of extra roots in molariform teeth, supernumerary incisiform teeth, extra third molars, total or partial lack of the third molar, and rotation of different teeth have been described in this subspecies. The analysis showed that the upper jaw presented significantly more anomalies than the lower one. Molars were significantly the teeth most prone to show anomalies. The most frequent anomaly consisted of an extra root occurring mostly in molariform teeth. In general, the animals under study showed more anomalies than deer from other locations.
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