The scientific name for the crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophaga, translates to “lobed-tooth crab-eater,” and one look at its mouth tells you why. This thing’s so toothy its teeth have teeth: These ...

Example of Baikal seal skull specimens. (a) Maxilla and (b) mandible tooth row. (c–f) Enlarged view of maxilla teeth. (c) Yellow arrows represent the number of cusps. (d) Yellow dashed line represents ...

The morphology of an animal's teeth often reflects its diet. A well-known example of a mammal that feeds in the water is the crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga), which consumes large amounts of ...