a 1-foot-long creature with “pointed” teeth hid under a fallen tree. At least, it tried to hide. Visiting scientists rolled away the log and found the lurking animal. It turned out to be a new ...

Scientists found a 2-foot-long creature with “blade-shaped” teeth in Thailand and discovered ... who took a closer look at the animals and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species ...

With a massive body, sharp teeth, and jaws so powerful they could crush a car, this famous carnivore dominated the forested river valleys in western North America during the late Cretaceous period ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Lions have them, hippos have them, and even you and I have them: canines, those long, pointy front teeth. They're actually the longest teeth in ...

"By combining biomechanics and evolutionary theory, we can uncover how natural selection shapes animals to perform ... from the long, curved teeth of Barbourofelis fricki to the straighter ...

but they are largely vestigial - meaning they once served a purpose but over time the animal has evolved to no longer rely on them. Non-functional teeth are often very small. Whale sharks have 300 ...