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In mammalian carnivores, any of the long, often pointed teeth found at the front of the mouth between the incisors and premolars. Canine teeth are used for catching prey, for killing, and for tearing flesh. They are absent in herbivores such as rabbits and sheep, and are much reduced in humans.
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these fragments feature a long, pointed canine tooth that has the shape of known venom-delivery structures.
Killer bite: Ancient, tiny mammal probably used venom by Perkins, S. / Science News
For instance, one jaw piece retains a canine tooth that's smaller than the teeth of chimps but comparable to those of hominids that came after Sahelanthropus.
Untangling ancient roots: earliest hominid shows new, improved face by Bower, B. / Science News
For instance, a thin, flattened fossil tooth with a scoop-shaped inner surface resembles the lower canine tooth of today's strepsirrhines, they say.
Lemurs reveal clues to ancient Asian roots. (Science News of the week) by Bower, B. / Science News
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