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Description: Nanuqsaurus hoglundi, holotype DMNH 21461, CT slice through partial left dentary. Parasagittal CT scan slice through the partial left dentary shows several replacement teeth remaining in alveoli. This slice shows parts of cross-sections through replacement teeth in the first and second alveoli, verifying their identity. Abbreviations: a, alveolus, with number indicating position in tooth row; d3, base of partially erupted third dentary tooth, r, replacement tooth (unerupted), with number indicating position in tooth row.
Title: Nanuqsaurus dentary
Credit: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0091287
Author: Anthony R. Fiorillo, Ronald S. Tykoski
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