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The dentary bears two rows of sharply pointed teeth: an outer one presenting numerous relatively small marginal teeth and an inner one with large and robust teeth (
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). Within the inner row, the most anterior tooth is a hypertrophied fang, being at least five times bigger than the immediately posterior teeth (see
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: figs 2C, D). The anterior coronoid is a medially curved, anteriorly broad bone that will suture with its antimerous rostrally. It presents small tiny teeth, similar in size to those of the outer row of the dentary.
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Contrary to other lepisosteid teeth presenting plicidentine, in where the enamel grooves and striations of the tooth shaft are wider at the base of the tooth (Peyer, 1968;
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), the teeth of †
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have very fine external grooves and striations distributed over almost the entire length of the teeth (
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The sections reveal that there are
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of teeth according to their height, apart from the caniniform fang. They are:
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1
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The pointed teeth, clearly ridged externally (
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B-E). At their base, the teeth show true pleats of the enamel and dentine layers (
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). Yet, upper this basal morphology, pleats are replaced by crests due to more or less thickening of the enamel layer (
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C-E). Under the enamel layer, there is a thick layer of dentine crossed by parallel odontoblastic canalicles (
<figureCitation id="8DF62A3AF7237B52B03FFC67FB16B984" box="[1097,1178,899,923]" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="1.[548,614,1525,1547]" captionTargetBox="[548,1455,831,1508]" captionTargetId="figure-307@1.[548,1455,830,1508]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="Figure 3. †Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus: Histological organization of the fangs (natural transmitted light). A: Axial section of a tooth. The pulp cavity (pc) is totally occupied by axial trabeculae of dentine (de) alternating with pulp spaces. The tooth is fixed on a basement of reconstructed bone (bo). vc = vascular cavities. B-D: Three cross-sections of different levels of a tooth. B: The section is localized at the tooth base; it shows a ridged crown of orthoden- tine surrounded by a thin layer of enameloid (en). The pulp cavity is occupied by vascularized dentine. On the bottom of the fig, the bone of attachment (bo). C: The section crosses the mid part of the pulp cavity. The tooth is constituted of a crown of orthodentine (de) surrounded by a layer of enamel (en) showing external crests. The pulp cavity is totally occupied by vascular- ized dentine. D: The section is in the higher part of the pulp cavity. The tooth is constituted of a crown of orthodentine (de) surrounded by the crenulated enamel (en). We can see the pulp cav- ity which is reduced. E: Cross-section in the mid part of the tooth. Details of the dentine show- ing the peripheral orthodentine layer (white asterisks), with its ondontoblastic canalicles and the vascular canals fit together. Each canal is surrounded by orthodentine (black arrow-head). The enameloid layer is crenulated (white arrow-heads). A: IGM 4902-5; B: IGM 4902-3; C,E: IGM 4902-2; D: IGM 4902-1. Scale bars:A, B, C = 200 μm; D = 100 μm; E = 50 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10905008" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10905008/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">Fig. 3E</figureCitation>
). In the pulp cavity dentine canals are seen (
<figureCitation id="8DF62A3AF7237B52B066FC47FB0EB9A2" box="[1040,1154,931,956]" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="1.[548,614,1525,1547]" captionTargetBox="[548,1455,831,1508]" captionTargetId="figure-307@1.[548,1455,830,1508]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="Figure 3. †Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus: Histological organization of the fangs (natural transmitted light). A: Axial section of a tooth. The pulp cavity (pc) is totally occupied by axial trabeculae of dentine (de) alternating with pulp spaces. The tooth is fixed on a basement of reconstructed bone (bo). vc = vascular cavities. B-D: Three cross-sections of different levels of a tooth. B: The section is localized at the tooth base; it shows a ridged crown of orthoden- tine surrounded by a thin layer of enameloid (en). The pulp cavity is occupied by vascularized dentine. On the bottom of the fig, the bone of attachment (bo). C: The section crosses the mid part of the pulp cavity. The tooth is constituted of a crown of orthodentine (de) surrounded by a layer of enamel (en) showing external crests. The pulp cavity is totally occupied by vascular- ized dentine. D: The section is in the higher part of the pulp cavity. The tooth is constituted of a crown of orthodentine (de) surrounded by the crenulated enamel (en). We can see the pulp cav- ity which is reduced. E: Cross-section in the mid part of the tooth. Details of the dentine show- ing the peripheral orthodentine layer (white asterisks), with its ondontoblastic canalicles and the vascular canals fit together. Each canal is surrounded by orthodentine (black arrow-head). The enameloid layer is crenulated (white arrow-heads). A: IGM 4902-5; B: IGM 4902-3; C,E: IGM 4902-2; D: IGM 4902-1. Scale bars:A, B, C = 200 μm; D = 100 μm; E = 50 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10905008" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10905008/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">Fig. 3B, C</figureCitation>
); they represent a plicidentine organization. This plicidentine occupies the whole pulp cavity (
<figureCitation id="8DF62A3AF7237B52B708FC00FC36B9E3" box="[894,954,996,1021]" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="1.[548,614,1525,1547]" captionTargetBox="[548,1455,831,1508]" captionTargetId="figure-307@1.[548,1455,830,1508]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="Figure 3. †Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus: Histological organization of the fangs (natural transmitted light). A: Axial section of a tooth. The pulp cavity (pc) is totally occupied by axial trabeculae of dentine (de) alternating with pulp spaces. The tooth is fixed on a basement of reconstructed bone (bo). vc = vascular cavities. B-D: Three cross-sections of different levels of a tooth. B: The section is localized at the tooth base; it shows a ridged crown of orthoden- tine surrounded by a thin layer of enameloid (en). The pulp cavity is occupied by vascularized dentine. On the bottom of the fig, the bone of attachment (bo). C: The section crosses the mid part of the pulp cavity. The tooth is constituted of a crown of orthodentine (de) surrounded by a layer of enamel (en) showing external crests. The pulp cavity is totally occupied by vascular- ized dentine. D: The section is in the higher part of the pulp cavity. The tooth is constituted of a crown of orthodentine (de) surrounded by the crenulated enamel (en). We can see the pulp cav- ity which is reduced. E: Cross-section in the mid part of the tooth. Details of the dentine show- ing the peripheral orthodentine layer (white asterisks), with its ondontoblastic canalicles and the vascular canals fit together. Each canal is surrounded by orthodentine (black arrow-head). The enameloid layer is crenulated (white arrow-heads). A: IGM 4902-5; B: IGM 4902-3; C,E: IGM 4902-2; D: IGM 4902-1. Scale bars:A, B, C = 200 μm; D = 100 μm; E = 50 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10905008" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10905008/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
A-C), excepted in its upper part (
<figureCitation id="8DF62A3AF7237B52B16BFC00FAFCB9E2" box="[1309,1392,996,1021]" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="1.[548,614,1525,1547]" captionTargetBox="[548,1455,831,1508]" captionTargetId="figure-307@1.[548,1455,830,1508]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="Figure 3. †Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus: Histological organization of the fangs (natural transmitted light). A: Axial section of a tooth. The pulp cavity (pc) is totally occupied by axial trabeculae of dentine (de) alternating with pulp spaces. The tooth is fixed on a basement of reconstructed bone (bo). vc = vascular cavities. B-D: Three cross-sections of different levels of a tooth. B: The section is localized at the tooth base; it shows a ridged crown of orthoden- tine surrounded by a thin layer of enameloid (en). The pulp cavity is occupied by vascularized dentine. On the bottom of the fig, the bone of attachment (bo). C: The section crosses the mid part of the pulp cavity. The tooth is constituted of a crown of orthodentine (de) surrounded by a layer of enamel (en) showing external crests. The pulp cavity is totally occupied by vascular- ized dentine. D: The section is in the higher part of the pulp cavity. The tooth is constituted of a crown of orthodentine (de) surrounded by the crenulated enamel (en). We can see the pulp cav- ity which is reduced. E: Cross-section in the mid part of the tooth. Details of the dentine show- ing the peripheral orthodentine layer (white asterisks), with its ondontoblastic canalicles and the vascular canals fit together. Each canal is surrounded by orthodentine (black arrow-head). The enameloid layer is crenulated (white arrow-heads). A: IGM 4902-5; B: IGM 4902-3; C,E: IGM 4902-2; D: IGM 4902-1. Scale bars:A, B, C = 200 μm; D = 100 μm; E = 50 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10905008" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10905008/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">Fig. 3D</figureCitation>
). The enameloid does not penetrate inside the dentine plies contrary to extant
<taxonomicName id="D2CD4D3CF7237B52B7BBFBC1FBEFBE23" box="[973,1123,1061,1085]" family="Lepisosteidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lepisosteiformes" pageId="2" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="family">Lepisosteidae</taxonomicName>
(
<bibRefCitation id="715C4B4EF7237B52B002FBC1FA9ABE23" author="SCHULTZE H. P." box="[1140,1302,1061,1085]" pageId="2" pageNumber="15" pagination="63 - 137" refId="ref4842" refString="SCHULTZE H. P., 1969. - Die Faltenzahne der Rhipidisiiden Crossopterygier, der Tetrapoden und der Actinopterygier-Gattung Lepisosteus nebst einer Beschreibung der Zahnstruktur von Onichodus (Struniiformer Crossopterygier). Palaeontol. Ital., New Ser. 35, 65: 63 - 137." type="journal article" year="1969">Schultze, 1969</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="715C4B4EF7237B52B153FBC1FC24BE40" author="MEUNIER F. J. &amp; BRITO P. M." pageId="2" pageNumber="15" pagination="279 - 286" refId="ref4395" refString="MEUNIER F. J. &amp; BRITO P. M., 2017. - Histological characteristics of lower jaws and oral teeth in the short nose gar, Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque, 1820 (Lepisosteidae). Cybium, 41 (3): 279 - 286. https: // doi. org / 10. 26028 / cybium / 2017 - 413 - 004" type="journal article" year="2017">Meunier and Brito, 2017</bibRefCitation>
). The dentine that fills the pulp cavity is constituted of vascular canals surrounded by dentinal tissue that is crossed by orthogonal odontoblastic canalicles (
<figureCitation id="8DF62A3AF7237B52B142FB63FAFDBE81" box="[1332,1393,1159,1183]" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="1.[548,614,1525,1547]" captionTargetBox="[548,1455,831,1508]" captionTargetId="figure-307@1.[548,1455,830,1508]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="Figure 3. †Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus: Histological organization of the fangs (natural transmitted light). A: Axial section of a tooth. The pulp cavity (pc) is totally occupied by axial trabeculae of dentine (de) alternating with pulp spaces. The tooth is fixed on a basement of reconstructed bone (bo). vc = vascular cavities. B-D: Three cross-sections of different levels of a tooth. B: The section is localized at the tooth base; it shows a ridged crown of orthoden- tine surrounded by a thin layer of enameloid (en). The pulp cavity is occupied by vascularized dentine. On the bottom of the fig, the bone of attachment (bo). C: The section crosses the mid part of the pulp cavity. The tooth is constituted of a crown of orthodentine (de) surrounded by a layer of enamel (en) showing external crests. The pulp cavity is totally occupied by vascular- ized dentine. D: The section is in the higher part of the pulp cavity. The tooth is constituted of a crown of orthodentine (de) surrounded by the crenulated enamel (en). We can see the pulp cav- ity which is reduced. E: Cross-section in the mid part of the tooth. Details of the dentine show- ing the peripheral orthodentine layer (white asterisks), with its ondontoblastic canalicles and the vascular canals fit together. Each canal is surrounded by orthodentine (black arrow-head). The enameloid layer is crenulated (white arrow-heads). A: IGM 4902-5; B: IGM 4902-3; C,E: IGM 4902-2; D: IGM 4902-1. Scale bars:A, B, C = 200 μm; D = 100 μm; E = 50 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10905008" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10905008/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
C-E); so the present dentine is true osteodentine. We note that †
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<emphasis id="27B9EAADF7237B52B74CFB2CFBA1BEFE" box="[826,1069,1224,1248]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">Atractosteus africanus</emphasis>
(Late Cretaceous)
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and †
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<emphasis id="27B9EAADF7237B52B143FB2CFCD7BF1E" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">A. occidentalis</emphasis>
(Late Cretaceous)
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also show plies of the pulpar walls of their teeth (
<bibRefCitation id="715C4B4EF7237B52B7D0FAEDFBAABF3F" author="WILEY E. O." box="[934,1062,1289,1313]" pageId="2" pageNumber="15" pagination="1 - 111" refId="ref5044" refString="WILEY E. O., 1976. - The phylogeny and biogeography of fossil and recent gars (Actinopterygii: Lepisosteidae). Univ. Kansas Publ., Mus. Nat. Hist., Miscell. Publ., 64: 1 - 111." type="journal article" year="1976">Wiley, 1976</bibRefCitation>
: respectively fig. 59 and 38c).
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<paragraph id="157236BFF7237B52B724FACDFADEBFBD" blockId="2.[813,1456,607,1540]" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">
2) Some mid-sized teeth present on the jaws (
<figureCitation id="8DF62A3AF7237B52B12AFACDFA12BF5F" box="[1372,1438,1321,1345]" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="2.[132,199,885,907]" captionTargetBox="[226,679,215,868]" captionTargetId="figure-600@2.[226,680,215,868]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figure 4. †Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus. A-B: IGM 4902-5. Cross-section (respectively natural and polarized transmitted light) of a small tooth. We can show a crown of dentine (de), with an external crenulated layer of enameloid (arrow-heads). The pulp cavity (pc) is empty and its wall is regular. Scale bar = 100 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10493691" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10493691/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
). They also have an external ridged enamel layer (
<figureCitation id="8DF62A3AF7237B52B14EFAAEFAFBBF7C" box="[1336,1399,1354,1378]" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="2.[132,199,885,907]" captionTargetBox="[226,679,215,868]" captionTargetId="figure-600@2.[226,680,215,868]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figure 4. †Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus. A-B: IGM 4902-5. Cross-section (respectively natural and polarized transmitted light) of a small tooth. We can show a crown of dentine (de), with an external crenulated layer of enameloid (arrow-heads). The pulp cavity (pc) is empty and its wall is regular. Scale bar = 100 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10493691" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10493691/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
) that overlays the dentine layer, but the dentine does not show plies in the pulp cavity that is totally empty (
<figureCitation id="8DF62A3AF7237B52B172FA6FFACEBFBD" box="[1284,1346,1419,1443]" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="2.[132,199,885,907]" captionTargetBox="[226,679,215,868]" captionTargetId="figure-600@2.[226,680,215,868]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figure 4. †Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus. A-B: IGM 4902-5. Cross-section (respectively natural and polarized transmitted light) of a small tooth. We can show a crown of dentine (de), with an external crenulated layer of enameloid (arrow-heads). The pulp cavity (pc) is empty and its wall is regular. Scale bar = 100 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10493691" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10493691/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="157236BFF7237B53B724FA4FFDCBB9E3" blockId="2.[813,1456,607,1540]" lastBlockId="3.[132,775,964,1021]" lastPageId="3" lastPageNumber="16" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">
3) The pharyngeal bony plates with numerous small teeth (
<figureCitation id="8DF62A3AF7237B52B740FA28FC05BFFA" box="[822,905,1484,1508]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="2.[1077,1140,1645,1667]" captionTargetBox="[132,1039,1572,1901]" captionTargetId="figure-657@2.[132,1039,1572,1901]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figure 5. †Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus: A: Pharyngeal dentigerous plate. We can see cross (white and black arrow-heads) and axial (white and black arrows) sections of minute teeth. We can also see a section of a scale (sc) (bo = bony tissue). B: Axial section of a pharyngeal tooth (white arrow) and its supporting bony plate (bp). A: IGM 4902-4; B: IGM 4902-5. Scale bars: A = 200 μm; B = 100 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10493693" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10493693/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">Fig. 5A</figureCitation>
), some of them being fixed on the bone (
<figureCitation id="8DF62A3AF7237B52B13BFA28FA12BFFA" box="[1357,1438,1484,1508]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="2.[1077,1140,1645,1667]" captionTargetBox="[132,1039,1572,1901]" captionTargetId="figure-657@2.[132,1039,1572,1901]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figure 5. †Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus: A: Pharyngeal dentigerous plate. We can see cross (white and black arrow-heads) and axial (white and black arrows) sections of minute teeth. We can also see a section of a scale (sc) (bo = bony tissue). B: Axial section of a pharyngeal tooth (white arrow) and its supporting bony plate (bp). A: IGM 4902-4; B: IGM 4902-5. Scale bars: A = 200 μm; B = 100 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10493693" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10493693/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">Fig. 5B</figureCitation>
). These teeth are formed of a dentine cone with a pulp cavity that looks empty, without plies (
<figureCitation id="8DF62A3AF7227B53B592FC20FDDBB9C2" box="[484,599,964,988]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="2.[1077,1140,1645,1667]" captionTargetBox="[132,1039,1572,1901]" captionTargetId="figure-657@2.[132,1039,1572,1901]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figure 5. †Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus: A: Pharyngeal dentigerous plate. We can see cross (white and black arrow-heads) and axial (white and black arrows) sections of minute teeth. We can also see a section of a scale (sc) (bo = bony tissue). B: Axial section of a pharyngeal tooth (white arrow) and its supporting bony plate (bp). A: IGM 4902-4; B: IGM 4902-5. Scale bars: A = 200 μm; B = 100 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10493693" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10493693/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="16">Fig. 5A, B</figureCitation>
). Their external surface is not ridged but smooth (
<figureCitation id="8DF62A3AF7227B53B591FC01FDB4B9E3" box="[487,568,997,1021]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="2.[1077,1140,1645,1667]" captionTargetBox="[132,1039,1572,1901]" captionTargetId="figure-657@2.[132,1039,1572,1901]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figure 5. †Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus: A: Pharyngeal dentigerous plate. We can see cross (white and black arrow-heads) and axial (white and black arrows) sections of minute teeth. We can also see a section of a scale (sc) (bo = bony tissue). B: Axial section of a pharyngeal tooth (white arrow) and its supporting bony plate (bp). A: IGM 4902-4; B: IGM 4902-5. Scale bars: A = 200 μm; B = 100 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10493693" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10493693/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="16">Fig. 5A</figureCitation>
).
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Figure 5.
<emphasis id="27B9EAADF7237B52B0C7F989FBECBC84" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">
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:
</emphasis>
<emphasis id="27B9EAADF7237B52B011F961FBF4BC84" bold="true" box="[1127,1144,1669,1690]" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">A</emphasis>
: Pharyngeal dentigerous plate. We can see cross (white and black arrow-heads) and axial (white and black arrows) sections of minute teeth. We can also see a section of a scale (sc) (bo = bony tissue).
<emphasis id="27B9EAADF7237B52B083F919FA89BD0C" bold="true" box="[1269,1285,1789,1810]" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">B</emphasis>
: Axial section of a pharyngeal tooth (white arrow) and its supporting bony plate (
<emphasis id="27B9EAADF7237B52B142F8C9FAC3BD5C" bold="true" box="[1332,1359,1837,1858]" pageId="2" pageNumber="15">bp</emphasis>
). A: IGM 4902-4; B: IGM 4902-5. Scale bars: A = 200 μm; B = 100 μm.
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Figure 6.
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<emphasis id="27B9EAADF7227B53B4F2FEF9FF46BB2C" box="[132,202,285,306]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="16">mexicanus:</emphasis>
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Histological organization of the teeth supporting bone.
<emphasis id="27B9EAADF7227B53B5E9FED0FE3CBB57" bold="true" box="[415,432,308,329]" pageId="3" pageNumber="16">A</emphasis>
: Detail of the basal contact of a tooth (pc) and its supporting bone (bo) with vascular canals or cavities (vc). The white arrows point to osteons.
<emphasis id="27B9EAADF7227B53B5F3FE70FE19BBB7" bold="true" box="[389,405,404,425]" pageId="3" pageNumber="16">B</emphasis>
: Detail of the dentigerous plate showing lamellar bone and numerous cementing lines (black arrow-heads) that characterized an intensive remodeling of bone tissue below the tooth. We also show canalicles of Williamson (arrows). The asterisks point to secondary osteons.
<emphasis id="27B9EAADF7227B53B4F2FDB0FF3CB874" bold="true" box="[132,176,596,618]" pageId="3" pageNumber="16">C-D</emphasis>
: Detail of the secondary osteon (**) of Fig. 6B (respectively natural and polarized transmitted light). The secondary bone of the osteons is lamellar bone (black asterisks). The arrow-heads point to cementing line. We also show canalicles of Williamson (black arrows).
<emphasis id="27B9EAADF7227B53B493FD18FF79B90F" bold="true" box="[229,245,764,785]" pageId="3" pageNumber="16">E</emphasis>
: Detail of the secondary osteon (*) of Fig. 6B showing canaliculi of Williamson (black arrows) and osteocytes (black arrowheads). A: IGM 4902-4; B, C, D, E: IGM 4902- 5. Scale bars: A = 200 μm; B = 100 μm; C, D = 50 μm; E = 25 μm.
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<heading id="4E3A81D3F7227B53B4F2FBC2FEA6BE20" bold="true" box="[132,298,1062,1086]" fontSize="9" level="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="16" reason="3">
<emphasis id="27B9EAADF7227B53B4F2FBC2FEA6BE20" bold="true" box="[132,298,1062,1086]" pageId="3" pageNumber="16">Bone histology</emphasis>
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The base of the teeth is fused to the dentary plate by attachment bone (
<figureCitation id="8DF62A3AF7227B53B522FB8CFE3EBE9E" box="[340,434,1128,1152]" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="1.[548,614,1525,1547]" captionTargetBox="[548,1455,831,1508]" captionTargetId="figure-307@1.[548,1455,830,1508]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="Figure 3. †Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus: Histological organization of the fangs (natural transmitted light). A: Axial section of a tooth. The pulp cavity (pc) is totally occupied by axial trabeculae of dentine (de) alternating with pulp spaces. The tooth is fixed on a basement of reconstructed bone (bo). vc = vascular cavities. B-D: Three cross-sections of different levels of a tooth. B: The section is localized at the tooth base; it shows a ridged crown of orthoden- tine surrounded by a thin layer of enameloid (en). The pulp cavity is occupied by vascularized dentine. On the bottom of the fig, the bone of attachment (bo). C: The section crosses the mid part of the pulp cavity. The tooth is constituted of a crown of orthodentine (de) surrounded by a layer of enamel (en) showing external crests. The pulp cavity is totally occupied by vascular- ized dentine. D: The section is in the higher part of the pulp cavity. The tooth is constituted of a crown of orthodentine (de) surrounded by the crenulated enamel (en). We can see the pulp cav- ity which is reduced. E: Cross-section in the mid part of the tooth. Details of the dentine show- ing the peripheral orthodentine layer (white asterisks), with its ondontoblastic canalicles and the vascular canals fit together. Each canal is surrounded by orthodentine (black arrow-head). The enameloid layer is crenulated (white arrow-heads). A: IGM 4902-5; B: IGM 4902-3; C,E: IGM 4902-2; D: IGM 4902-1. Scale bars:A, B, C = 200 μm; D = 100 μm; E = 50 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10905008" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10905008/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="16">Figs 3A</figureCitation>
, 6A). The supporting bone is essentially constituted of vascular secondary bone with little areas of primary bone (
<figureCitation id="8DF62A3AF7227B53B50CFB4EFE7CBEDF" box="[378,496,1194,1218]" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="1.[548,614,1525,1547]" captionTargetBox="[548,1455,831,1508]" captionTargetId="figure-307@1.[548,1455,830,1508]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="Figure 3. †Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus: Histological organization of the fangs (natural transmitted light). A: Axial section of a tooth. The pulp cavity (pc) is totally occupied by axial trabeculae of dentine (de) alternating with pulp spaces. The tooth is fixed on a basement of reconstructed bone (bo). vc = vascular cavities. B-D: Three cross-sections of different levels of a tooth. B: The section is localized at the tooth base; it shows a ridged crown of orthoden- tine surrounded by a thin layer of enameloid (en). The pulp cavity is occupied by vascularized dentine. On the bottom of the fig, the bone of attachment (bo). C: The section crosses the mid part of the pulp cavity. The tooth is constituted of a crown of orthodentine (de) surrounded by a layer of enamel (en) showing external crests. The pulp cavity is totally occupied by vascular- ized dentine. D: The section is in the higher part of the pulp cavity. The tooth is constituted of a crown of orthodentine (de) surrounded by the crenulated enamel (en). We can see the pulp cav- ity which is reduced. E: Cross-section in the mid part of the tooth. Details of the dentine show- ing the peripheral orthodentine layer (white asterisks), with its ondontoblastic canalicles and the vascular canals fit together. Each canal is surrounded by orthodentine (black arrow-head). The enameloid layer is crenulated (white arrow-heads). A: IGM 4902-5; B: IGM 4902-3; C,E: IGM 4902-2; D: IGM 4902-1. Scale bars:A, B, C = 200 μm; D = 100 μm; E = 50 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10905008" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10905008/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="16">Figs 3A, B</figureCitation>
, 6B-E). The breach aspect of bony tissue is due to the presence of numerous secondary bone osteones (
<figureCitation id="8DF62A3AF7227B53B525FB08FE1CBF1A" box="[339,400,1260,1284]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="3.[132,198,260,282]" captionTargetBox="[549,1456,215,924]" captionTargetId="figure-606@3.[548,1456,215,924]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="Figure 6. †Nhanulepisosteus mexi- canus: Histological organization of the teeth supporting bone. A: Detail of the basal contact of a tooth (pc) and its supporting bone (bo) with vascu- lar canals or cavities (vc). The white arrows point to osteons. B: Detail of the dentigerous plate showing lamel- lar bone and numerous cementing lines (black arrow-heads) that character- ized an intensive remodeling of bone tissue below the tooth. We also show canalicles of Williamson (arrows). The asterisks point to secondary osteons. C-D: Detail of the secondary osteon (**) of Fig. 6B (respectively natural and polarized transmitted light). The secondary bone of the osteons is lamel- lar bone (black asterisks). The arrow- heads point to cementing line. We also show canalicles of Williamson (black arrows). E: Detail of the secondary osteon (*) of Fig. 6B showing canal- iculi of Williamson (black arrows) and osteocytes (black arrowheads). A: IGM 4902-4; B, C, D, E: IGM 4902- 5. Scale bars: A = 200 μm; B = 100 μm; C, D = 50 μm; E = 25 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10493695" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10493695/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="16">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
B-D) that characterize remodelling processes. This remodelling is directly linked with a regular and frequent replacement of teeth, and probably linked to the large size of teeth (see
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: fig. 2C, D) that produces large scars when they fall. These impressive teeth can be considered as fangs, and so indicate a predatory diet for †
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like the extant
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(
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Lagler
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;
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). Primary and secondary bony tissues show star-shaped osteocytes (
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), and they are crossed by canalicles, the so-called canalicles of Williamson (
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). Some of them can dichotomise. The presence of canalicles of Williamson is perfectly suited to the identification of †
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in the
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family.
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