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I added info about which teeth are replaced in humans and other animals so that people can understand not only what diphyodont teeth are but what animals have them and which teeth are replaced.Kpro2409 (talk) 13:47, 4 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I added the reason that most mammals are diphyodont so that it is understood why these animals have adapted to have these characteristics. I wonder what mammals are not diphyodont. Kpro2409 (talk) 13:55, 4 May 2012 (UTC) I mentioned that elephants and manatees are not diphyodont so that it is understood that not all mammals are diphyodonts and that those are examples of mammals who are not diphyodonts. It is probably would put elephants at a disadvantage is that had a point in their life where they had gaps in the rows of their teeth. This is probably why they are not diphyodont.Kpro2409 (talk) 14:01, 4 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I added that their is also monophyodonts which have one set of teeth so that people understand that there is not only diphyodonts and polyphyodonts but another type as well. Kpro2409 (talk) 14:10, 4 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I described how we currently do not know very much about the process of diphyodont replacement but we are are investigating this process using the house shrew.Kpro2409 (talk) 14:24, 4 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Elephants are diphyodonts. They have a horizontal replacement but they are diphyodonts.

Kangaroos are dyphyodont too. Also, kangaroos are vast group of mammals. You can check any book on vertebrate or mammal anatomy. Sorry about the lack of quotes, I'm not a english native speaker. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 181.9.133.97 (talk) 11:42, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]