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  • hammer = broad mallet, deep notch at center front
    small eyes
    D1 high, erect, free rear tip to over/behind pelvic origin
    yellow to orange
    teeth smooth, top oblique, bottom straight
  • hammer = angular mallet, + center notch
    snout length ~ 1/3 hammer width
    teeth smooth, top = oblique blades, bottom straight
    A: rear edge concave
  • hammer narrow, front semicircular, no indentations
    front teeth sharp, rear teeth molars