152 



Gary W. Woodyard 



Fig. 1. Maloccluded incisors in a cottontail rabbit, Sylvilagus floridanus. 



right lateral position to the larger one. The tips of these incisors were 

 0.4 cm to the left of the symphysis of the premaxillary. The upper right 

 first incisor extended 3.4 cm from the premaxillary and had grown in an 

 arc of approximately 320 degrees. The tip of the incisor, smooth and 

 rounded, was offset 1.2 cm to the right of the premaxillary symphysis. 

 The smaller incisor extended 0.2 cm from the premaxillary and appeared 

 to have been broken off prior to the animal's death. This tooth lay in its 

 normal position. 



The premolars and molars appeared normal, with two exceptions. 

 The first molar of the lower left jaw was reduced to a splinter approxi- 



