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Fig.4. Illustration of the development of secondary increase in tooth thickness and loss of the secondary cusps (or cusplets) in the Carcharocles lineage. Top row: Anterior upper jaw teeth. Bottom row: Lateral lower jaw teeth. © L. Andres
redrawn after : BRETTON, W.K. (1994): Fossil Sharks of the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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