Teeth as tools

Article Abstract:

A computer modeling experimetn to develop tools to cut tough substances produced tools that closely resemble the shape of mammalian molars. The study did not address the role of teeth in crushing food, so additional research is warranted.

Teeth

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Relationships to chew over

Article Abstract:

A new study challenges the theory that advanced mammals evolved in the southern hemisphere and then moved north by concluding that mammals with tribosphenic teeth evolved in both the south and the north.

Origin of species

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Predicting evolutionary patterns of mammalian teeth from development

Article Abstract:

Researchers examine whether inhibitory dynamics can explain the initiation and size of adjacent molars in mouse and whether these dynamics can account for aspects of evolutionary patterns of teeth.

Genetic aspects, Natural history, Dentition, Report

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