diff --git a/src/Unittests/unittests_mesh_type.cc b/src/Unittests/unittests_mesh_type.cc
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+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <Unittests/unittests_common.hh>
+
+
+namespace {
+
+
+class OpenMeshTypeTest_Poly : public OpenMeshBasePoly {
+
+    protected:
+
+        // This function is called before each test is run
+        virtual void SetUp() {
+
+            // Do some initial stuff with the member data here...
+        }
+
+        // This function is called after all tests are through
+        virtual void TearDown() {
+
+            // Do some final stuff with the member data here...
+        }
+};
+
+class OpenMeshTypeTest_Triangle : public OpenMeshBase {
+
+    protected:
+
+        // This function is called before each test is run
+        virtual void SetUp() {
+
+            // Do some initial stuff with the member data here...
+        }
+
+        // This function is called after all tests are through
+        virtual void TearDown() {
+
+            // Do some final stuff with the member data here...
+        }
+
+};
+
+
+/*
+ * ====================================================================
+ * Define tests below
+ * ====================================================================
+ */
+
+TEST_F(OpenMeshTypeTest_Triangle, testTypeFunctions) {
+
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(mesh_.is_trimesh()) << "Type Error!";
+  EXPECT_FALSE(mesh_.is_polymesh()) << "Type Error!";
+}
+
+
+TEST_F(OpenMeshTypeTest_Poly, testTypeFunctions) {
+
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(mesh_.is_trimesh()) << "Type Error!";
+  EXPECT_TRUE(mesh_.is_polymesh()) << "Type Error!";
+}
+
+
+}