3D Jawbone (IMAGE)

University of Alaska Fairbanks

3D Jawbone

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A 3D rendering shows fossilized teeth and jaws belonging to Unnuakomys hutchisoni, a newly discovered marsupial that lived on Alaska's North Slope 69 million years ago. Scientists found its tiny teeth, which are about the size of a grain of sand, at a site along the Colville River.

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