Description
Original diagnosis after Andreev & Cuny, 2012 [15203]: As for the genus: Tooth crown supported by a symmetrical to slightly asymmetrical, broad-based, triangular main cusp flanked by one or two pairs of smaller (less than 50% of main cusp height) lateral cusplets. All cusps and cusplets lingually inclined and ornamented with bifurcating, vertical ridges. A LSL runs parallel to the crown-root interface. The root has a prominent lingual torus penetrated by single row of large foramina; another row of foramina opens labially. Flat basal root face, except for a pronounced labial depression marked by large, circular foramina. Root vascularization of a primitive pseudo-polyaulacorhize type. A ratio of 1.5:1 between the maximum baso-apical extent of the labial crow face and that of the labial root face. Noticeable heterodonty manifested by an increasing number of lateral cusplets (from one to two pairs) and extent of the lingual torus from lateral towards more anterior files; posterior teeth low-crowned without developed cusps. Microstructurally distinct enameloid tissue formed of a SLE covering a PBE layer lacking a radial component and consisting of mutually subparallel bundles.

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=11992;
type species of Rhomaleodus Andreev & Cuny, 2012 [15203] by original designation (Art. 68.2 ICZN);

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