Replica Triassic Teeth; Morganucodon at Left and Kuehneotherium at Right (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Replica Triassic Teeth; Morganucodon at Left and Kuehneotherium at Right

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UMass Amherst researchers used 3-D-printed replicas of 200-million-year-old mammal teeth and polymers that mimic insect prey to provide the first laboratory-tested evidence that the ability for teeth to damage prey is a more significant factor driving evolutionary changes in tooth shape.

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UMass Amherst/Andrew Conith

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