Abstract
Two cases of extreme mandibular premolar rotation in deer are reported. The first specimen is an isolated left hemimandible of a red deer stag(Cervus elaphus) with an estimated age of 4 years, in which the P2 is rotated 180°. The second specimen is the skull of a roe buck(Capreolus capreolus), also aged about 4 years, in which the left P4 is rotated approximately 135° in disto-lingual direction. Furthermore, both P3 of the buck are rotated about 45° in palatinal direction. Based on the eight cases published so far, the uneven distribution of extreme tooth rotations within the dentition of cervids is discussed and compared with the situation in mammals in general.
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