Fossil Friday: the story of how tusks evolved from teeth
The presence of an enamel layer is one of the key distinguishing features between the two.
Tag: teeth
Frogs lost their teeth more than 20 times in their evolutionary history
They just couldn't seem to make up their mind.
Ancient teeth confirm: people have been trading internationally for thousands of years
A banana can teach you much about history.
Fossil Friday: ancient shark bones turn out to be the teeth of a new species of flying dinosaur
I mean, who hasn't this happened to, right?
Neanderthal milk teeth show their babies were raised and weaned similar to us
Tree ring-like growth lines in baby Neanderthal teeth suggest they were first weaned at around 6 months of age.
How whitening strips can damage your teeth
Whitening strips may damage your teeth's dentin layer.
Neanderthal teeth could chomp on hard plants like nuts and seeds
A new study found that early human ancestors had teeth that could penetrate the hard shells of nuts and seeds ...
Near east neolithic people fashioned jewelry out of human teeth
The teeth were in perfect health when they were drilled for ornamentation purposes more than 8,000 years ago.
Some people have extra bones, teeth, and even nipples. Here are some examples
Not all bodies are the same.
Fossil Friday: Newly-found fossil teeth solve ancient monkey mystery
Take a bite out of this story.
Megalodon’s teeth evolved over 12 millions years, researchers find
This is not the Nemo you're looking for.
Mammals’ evolutionary success relied on our ancestors growing very tiny
Sometimes it pays to be the smallest fish in the pond.
One of our extinct ancient relatives developed a chewing pattern unique among primates
We don't know why they did so.
Early baleen whales were fearsome predators with wicked teeth, but lost them entirely
Baleen, one surprising fossil suggests, evolved from gums rather than teeth.
What causes cavities and how to spot tooth decay
How long has it been since your last checkup?
How tooth wear sheds light on the predatory lives of dinosaurs
Not all dino teeth are made the same...
The first hominids might have evolved in Europe, fossil jaw suggests
Emphasis on might.
World’s oldest fillings come from the stone age and they’re basically asphalt
Sink your teeth into this story.
An Alzheimer’s drug could become the unlikely replacer of fillings
No more of that awful drilling in your teeth.