The cheek teeth are smaller and more jagged than in the brown bear, and the canines are larger and sharper.
In many mammals, the canines are pointed, tusk-shaped teeth, projecting beyond the level of the other teeth.
Most jaws still contain canines, thus they are not the main source of the pierced canines found in such numbers.
Like the sabertooth, it has one of the largest canines of any marsupial relative to body size.
Members of this tribe were all scimitar-toothed, having broad and mildly elongated upper canines.
The tusks of walruses are their canines, which can grow up to 1 metre long.
While its sharp teeth were all of the same shape, it did possess a pair of enlarged canines, suggesting that it was a carnivore.
The hard rind is then pierced with the canines and premolars.
