Fig. 3From: A new species of Palaeopython (Serpentes) and other extinct squamates from the Eocene of Dielsdorf (Zurich, Switzerland)Virtual sections of the CT scan data of the left dentary (PIMUZ A/III 234) of Palaeovaranus sp. a–c Longitudinal sections though the specimen focusing on different aspects of the dentary bone and the teeth; d horizontal section of the specimen showing the tooth roots in cross-section; e close-up of the tooth structure with plicidentine, pulp cavity and enamel crown; f close-up of the tooth base with dentine lamellae of the plicidentine extending into the pulp cavity. I–VIII tooth or remnants of tooth bases in the dentary, ac alveolar canal, af alveolar foramen, d dentary, dl dentine lamellae, en enamel, Mg Meckel’s groove, pc pulp cavityBack to article page