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Venom delivery systems occur in a wide range of extant and fossil vertebrates and are primarily based on oral adaptations.
Teeth range from unmodified (Komodo dragons) to highly specialized fangs similar to hypodermic needles (protero- and solenoglyphous
snakes). Developmental biologists have documented evidence for an infolding pathway of fang evolution, where the groove folds
over to create the more derived condition. However, the oldest known members of venomous clades retain the same condition
as their extant relatives, resulting in no fossil evidence for the transition. Based on a comparison of previously known specimens
with newly discovered teeth from North Carolina, we describe a new species of the Late Triassic archosauriform Uatchitodon and provide detailed analyses that provide evidence for both venom conduction and document a complete structural series from
shallow grooves to fully enclosed tubular canals. While known only from teeth, Uatchitodon is highly diagnostic in possessing compound serrations and for having two venom canals on each tooth in the dentition. Further,
although not a snake, Uatchitodon sheds light on the evolutionary trajectory of venom delivery systems in amniotes and provide solid evidence for venom conduction
in archosaur-line diapsids. 相似文献
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