Dentary bone from Kalaallitkigun jenkinsi (IMAGE)

Uppsala University

Dentary bone from Kalaallitkigun jenkinsi

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A team of scientists led from Uppsala University have described the earliest known example of dentary bone with two rows of cusps on molars and double-rooted teeth. The new findings offer insight into mammal tooth evolution, particularly the development of double-rooted teeth.

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Andrzej Wolniewicz

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