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. CT model of Holotype, UO F-26799, skull in right lateral view with a stylized drawing of the originally proposed “sabertoothed” position of the isolated premaxilla; UO_A in anterior view of skull, prior to complete preparation and CT scan; Artist’s rendering skull of male iconic fish with accurate spike-tooth configuration; Artist’s rendering of complete female iconic fish with accurate spike-tooth configuration. Scale bar blocks=1 cm each. Credit: Claeson et al.
fossils collected over the years, researchers have now been able to confirm that the teeth actually pointed sideways out of the fish’s mouth, similar to a warthog. As a result, the authors say, the species should be renamed the “spike-toothed salmon.”
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