Illustration of tenaculum depressed (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Illustration of tenaculum depressed

Caption

In this other illustration by Ray Troll, the tenaculum is lowered, revealing how close the tip sits to the mouth and highlighting the possibility that tissue could have migrated up. This is one of the theories the researchers propose to explain the presence of teeth outside the jaw.

Credit

Ray Troll

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