Do Gorillas Have Bilophodont Molars?

The Differences between Cercopithecoids and Hominoids
Cercopithecoids' molars are bilophodont (two cusps) but Hominoids
Hominoids
Humans are apes (superfamily Hominoidea). The gibbons (family Hylobatidae) and orangutans (genus Pongo) were the first living groups to split from this lineage, then gorillas, and finally, chimpanzees (genus Pan).
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' have several cusps. ... Compare this to hominoids like the gorillas, who are pretty wide in the chest.

What animals have Bilophodont molars?

This symmetrical position of the molar cusps and their connection across the tooth form a characteristic molar cusp pattern called bilophodont. This pattern is found not only in cercopithecoid primates but also in pigs, tapirs, rhinoceroses, and, in somewhat modified form, in a few marsupials.

Do Old World monkeys have Y 5 molars?

More specifically, the apes can be distinguished from Old World monkeys by the number of cusps on their molars: apes have five, the "Y-5" molar pattern, while Old World monkeys have only four in a "bilophodont" pattern.

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