Paleontologists Uncover 465-Million-Year-Old Secret: The True Purpose of the First “Teeth”

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Artistic Rendering of Early Vertebrate AstraspisNew fossil research shows that teeth originally evolved as sensory tissue embedded in the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish. Anyone who has ever squirmed through a dental cleaning knows how sensitive teeth can be. This sensitivity provides important feedback about temperature, pressure, and pain as we bite and chew. However, the sensitive tissues inside hard [...]
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