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. 2018 Feb 15;80(4):648–652. doi: 10.1292/jvms.17-0069

Table 2. Stage of tooth eruption in the mandible and maxilla of the Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus).

Age Number of Maxilla Mandible



Individualsa) Samplesb) dP2 dP3 P3 M1 M2 M3 M4 dP2 dP3 P3 M1 M2 M3 M4
12m−1y2m 3 7 −/△ - / △
R: 5/2 R: 5/2
L: 5/2 L: 5/2

1y8m−2y10m 11 13 ○/▽/− ○/ − △/○ ○/ − ○/ △/ − △/○ - /△
R: 4/8/1 R: 13/0 R: 12/1 R: 12/1 R: 4/7/2 R: 11/2 R: 2/11
L: 5/8/0 L: 11/2 L: 11/2 L: 12/1 L: 4/9/0 L: 13/0 L: 2/11

3y1m−4y4m 6 17 - ○/− △/○/− −/△ ○/ − ▽ / − △/ ○/ − - /△
R: 6/11 R: 0/15/2 R: 1/16 R: 0/17 R: 0/17 R: 0/15/2 R: 2/15
L: 13/4 L: 11/3/3 L: 2/15 L: 5/12 L: 5/12 L: 6/11/0 L: 2/15
4y7m −5y6m 4 34 - - △/○ - -
R: 19/15
L: 19/15

7y4m−10y9m 4 4 - - - ○/ − - - - ○ / −
R: 2/2 R: 2/2
L: 2/2 L: 2/2

○: erupted; △: emerged in the bone (not erupted); ▽: sheding; -: absent. a) The number of the examined kangaroos. b) The frequency of imaging. m: month; y: year; R: right side; L: left side. No.14 was categorized in both 1y8m−2y10m and 3y1m−4y4m.