While most adult humans have 32 permanent teeth, or 28 if your wisdom teeth don’t behave, you might be surprised to learn that the animal world has us well and truly beat when it comes to the ...

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Here’s a look at 7 animals known for having the sharpest teeth in the natural world, with fascinating details on what makes ...

Peek inside a few animal mouths and you'll see evidence of evolution's finest work. Take snakes, whose teeth are needle-thin and spiked with venom — excruciatingly efficient instruments for ...

The biggest teeth in the whale world are found in sperm whales, which can be 4 to 8 inches long. “These conical teeth are only located in the lower jaw both in males and females,” Loch says. Any ...

The mighty megalodon is the most famous extinct shark on earth – with giant jaws and a tremendous size that inspire myths and ...

Most fish have two sets of teeth—the oral teeth located near the front of their mouth for grabbing and chomping and the pharyngeal teeth located in their throat for the slicing and dicing.

Paleobiologists have long compared the shapes of fossil teeth to those of existing animals to make inferences about what prehistoric species ate millions of years ago. The new method builds on this ...

The shapes of the teeth, in particular, can reveal what the animal most likely ate and other clues to how it fit into its ancient ecosystem. Fossil teeth from Microleo , found in Australian limestone.