Question

Holy cow, you climbed all the way to the tippy-top of Denali (also known as Mount McKinley), the tallest mountain in North America. Way to go! On your way down the mountain, you encounter a large and hairy amniote and two of her offspring that are suckling from a couple of their mother’s six nipples. The mother, who has four limbs with long claws extending from its fingers and toes, stands on its two back limbs and growls at you. As she growls, you can feel her warm breath, despite the chilly mountain air. You also notice that she has two long, conical, piercing canines in front of a series of shorter, bumpy, crushing molars protruding from the single bone of her lower jaw. What type of animal have you encountered?

Answer 1

Heterodont

Step-by-step explanation:

Anatomically speaking, a heterodont is an animal which can have more than a single tooth morphology.

In vertebrate animals, the majority of heterodonts generally possess incisors, canines ("eyeteeth"), premolars, and molars.

This means that heterodonts are animal that have different shaped teeth, like some felines such as tigers, lions, leopards, etc.

Answer 2

heterodont

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the information provided within the question it seems that the type of animal that you have encountered is a heterodont. This term refers to an animal whose teeth are differentiated into various different forms, meaning they can have canines, molars, premolars, and even incisors among others. Humans are considered heterodonts since we possess many of these.