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Mammals with canine-like incisors

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Earlier we looked at mammals
with canine-like premolars.

Today we’ll gather together several mammals
with canine-like incisors (Figs. 1–3) starting with Talpa, the European mole.

Figure 1. Talpa, the European mole, with canine-like incisors. ” data-image-caption=”

Figure 1. Talpa, the European mole, with canine-like incisors.

” data-medium-file=”https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/talpa_europaea-skull3views588.jpg?w=249″ data-large-file=”https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/talpa_europaea-skull3views588.jpg?w=584″ class=”size-full wp-image-92761″ src=”https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/talpa_europaea-skull3views588.jpg” alt=”Figure 1. Talpa, the European mole, with canine-like incisors. ” width=”584″ height=”703″ srcset=”https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/talpa_europaea-skull3views588.jpg?w=584&h=703 584w, https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/talpa_europaea-skull3views588.jpg?w=125&h=150 125w, https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/talpa_europaea-skull3views588.jpg?w=249&h=300 249w, https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/talpa_europaea-skull3views588.jpg 588w” sizes=”(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px” />

Figure 1. Talpa, the European mole, with canine-like incisors.

Followed by
Rhynchocyon (Fig 2), the extant sengi.

Rhynchocyon skull with select bones DGS colored. ” data-image-caption=”

Rhynchocyon skull with select bones DGS colored.

” data-medium-file=”https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/rhynchocyon-chrysopygus588.jpg?w=300″ data-large-file=”https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/rhynchocyon-chrysopygus588.jpg?w=584″ class=”size-full wp-image-92763″ src=”https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/rhynchocyon-chrysopygus588.jpg” alt=”Rhynchocyon skull with select bones DGS colored. ” width=”584″ height=”321″ srcset=”https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/rhynchocyon-chrysopygus588.jpg?w=584&h=321 584w, https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/rhynchocyon-chrysopygus588.jpg?w=150&h=82 150w, https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/rhynchocyon-chrysopygus588.jpg?w=300&h=165 300w, https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/rhynchocyon-chrysopygus588.jpg 588w” sizes=”(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px” />

Rhynchocyon skull with select bones DGS colored.

Followed by
Anagale (Fig 3), an Early Oligocene sengi.

Figure 3. Anagale, the Early Oligocene, Mongolian sengi recently re-interpreted here with canine-like incisors. ” data-image-caption=”

Figure 3. Anagale, the Early Oligocene, Mongolian sengi recently re-interpreted here with canine-like incisors.

” data-medium-file=”https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/anagale-skull588.jpg?w=136″ data-large-file=”https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/anagale-skull588.jpg?w=465″ class=”size-full wp-image-92765″ src=”https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/anagale-skull588.jpg” alt=”Figure 3. Anagale, the Early Oligocene, Mongolian sengi recently re-interpreted here with canine-like incisors. ” width=”584″ height=”1287″ srcset=”https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/anagale-skull588.jpg?w=584&h=1287 584w, https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/anagale-skull588.jpg?w=68&h=150 68w, https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/anagale-skull588.jpg?w=136&h=300 136w, https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/anagale-skull588.jpg 588w” sizes=”(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px” />

Figure 3. Anagale, the Early Oligocene, Mongolian sengi recently re-interpreted here with canine-like incisors.

These recent changes
to the mammal subset of the large reptile tree (LRT, 2338 taxa) increased resolution to the point now that only 13 nodes lack resolution out of 600+ taxa.


Source: https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/2025/05/08/mammals-with-canine-like-incisors/


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