Schultz's rule is a rule developed by
Adolph Hans Schultz, declaring a relationship between the first
tooth eruption
Tooth eruption is a process in tooth development in which the teeth enter the mouth and become visible. It is currently believed that the periodontal ligament plays an important role in tooth eruption. The first human teeth to appear, the decidu ...
of the
molar versus the permanent teeth and the progress or aging of its carrier. It states that species that live longer have more wear on
deciduous teeth
Deciduous teeth or primary teeth, also informally known as baby teeth, milk teeth, or temporary teeth,Illustrated Dental Embryology, Histology, and Anatomy, Bath-Balogh and Fehrenbach, Elsevier, 2011, page 255 are the first set of teeth in the ...
and as a result start replacing them relatively early in life. Which is an indicator for examining fossil data. According to research, ''
Myotragus balearicus
''Myotragus'' (New Latin, Neo-Latin, derived from the Ancient Greek language, Greek: , and "Balearian mouse-goat"), is an extinct genus of goat-antelope in the tribe Caprini which lived on the Balearic Islands of Mallorca and Menorca in the we ...
'' follows Schultz's Rule.
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Diphyodont A diphyodont is any animal with two ss of tooth (animal), teeth, initially the ''deciduous teeth, deciduous'' set and consecutively the ''permanent teeth, permanent'' set. Most mammals are diphyodonts—as to chew their food they need a strong, dura ...
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Polyphyodont
A polyphyodont is any animal whose teeth are continually replaced. In contrast, diphyodonts are characterized by having only two successive sets of teeth.
Polyphyodonts include most toothed fishes, many reptiles such as crocodiles and geckos, and ...
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Tooth development
Tooth development or odontogenesis is the complex process by which teeth form from embryonic cells, grow, and erupt into the mouth. For human teeth to have a healthy oral environment, all parts of the tooth must develop during appropriate stag ...
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Tooth development
Animal anatomy
Paleontological concepts and hypotheses
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