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Description: Figure 7. Cross-sectional views of the maxillary teeth of Microleter mckinzieorum (ROM 67375). A: diagram indicating from what parts of the maxilla the histological sections were taken. B: cross-section of the maxilla. C: close up view of one of the maxillary teeth from B. Shows the presence of radial canals in the dentine. D: close up view of one of the maxillary teeth from B. Shows the loose dentine infolding that is found at the base of the teeth. c, canal; de, dentine; m, maxilla; pc, pulp cavity.
Title: Microleter teeth cross section
Credit: (2014) Plicidentine in the Early Permian Parareptile Colobomycter pholeter, and Its Phylogenetic and Functional Significance among Coeval Members of the Clade. PLoS ONE 9(5): e96559. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096559
Author: Mark J. MacDougall, Aaron R. H. LeBlanc, Robert R. Reisz
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