The Better to Eat You With: The Evolutionary Origins of Teeth

The Better to Eat You With: The Evolutionary Origins of Teeth –

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Everywhere in the animal kingdom you can find teeth in all sorts of shapes and sizes, so you probably think you have a pretty good idea where they came from. But in reality, this debate is still a hot one, and it may have something to do with scales!

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