Image: Fig 4. Tooth crown serrations of Varanus taxa

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Description: (A) Adult V. komodoensis (ROM R10163) shed tooth. (B) Close-up of distal ziphodonty. (C) Cross-section of ziphodonty. (D) V. salvadorii tooth, labial view (ROM R9102). (E) Close-up of mesial serrations. (F) Cross-section of ziphodonty. (G) V. salvator tooth, lingual view (ROM R8972). (h) Close-up of distal serrations. (I) Cross-section of ziphodonty. Abbreviations: d, dentine; en, enamel; if, interdental fold; is, interdental sulcus. a, d, g scale = 2 mm; b, e, h scale = 500 μm; and c, f, i scale = 100 μm.
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