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=== Teeth and diet === [[File:Probainognathus jenseni teeth.jpg|thumb|right|Dentition of ''Probainognathus jenseni'']] The diet of ''Probainognathus'' is thought to have been [[carnivorous]] or [[insectivorous]], which can be extrapolated from its teeth.<ref name="Romer1970"/><ref name="Martinelli2016" /> The teeth included dully-tipped, partially developed canines, postcanines, four upper incisors that were positioned vertically, and three lower [[incisors]] that leaned slightly forward.<ref name="Sciencepress">{{cite journal |author=Soares, Marina Bento, Fernando Abdala, Cristina Bertoni-Machado |year=2011 |title=A Sectorial Toothed Cynodont (Therapsida) from the Triassic Santa Cruz Do Sul Fauna, Santa Maria Formation, Southern Brazil |url=https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/g2011n2a4.pdf |journal=Geodiversitas |volume=33 |issue=2 |page=265-278 |doi=10.5252/g2011n2a4 |s2cid=129635627}}</ref> The [[cheek teeth]] were slender from the sides, but were lengthened anteroposteriorly, with several cusps along the row.<ref name="Romer1970"/>
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