New fossil research shows that teeth originally evolved as sensory tissue embedded in the armored exoskeletons of ancient ...

According to the BBC, the sheepshead fish gets its name from its uncanny resemblance to a sheep’s mouth. Sheep and other herbivores, such as cows and goats, have flat, rectangular teeth that help them ...

Teeth are sensitive because they evolved from sensory tissue in both ancient vertebrates and ancient arthropods.

New research from the University of Chicago reveals that teeth may have evolved from sensory armor in ancient fish.

Ever wondered why our teeth are so sensitive to pain or even just cold drinks? It might be because they first evolved for a very different purpose than chewing half a billion years ago, a study ...

This fish must have a good dentist. A Brazilian businesswoman Paula Moreira went viral earlier this week after she shared images of a fish sporting human-like teeth. The video, which has more than ...

This menacing predator uses its long, sharp teeth as a cage to keep small fish and shrimp trapped once they’re inside its mouth. The video above, filmed by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research ...

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True teeth are only found in backboned vertebrates, like fish and mammals. Some invertebrates have tooth-like structures, but the underlying tissues are completely different. This means teeth ...

Well, it turns out the sensitivity of our teeth which causes them to ache can be traced back to the exoskeletons of ancient armored fish. Here's NPR's Ari Daniel. ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: Yara Haridy ...

Our teeth evolved from the piercing “body armor” of extinct fish, which existed about 465 million years ago. The study explained how sensory tissue found within the exoskeletons of the fish ...