Despite the name of the group and contrary to their pangolin relatives, palaeanodonts are known to have had teeth.[11][3][10] Early palaeanodonts retained minimal tribosphenic post-canines while later species had peglike or otherwise reduced molar crowns.[11][3][10] Many also had large, characteristic cuspids.[11][10]
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