Teeth

Teeth: a very short introduction

by Ungar, Peter S.

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Teeth are a vital component of vertebrate anatomy and a fundamental part of the fossil record. It was the evolution of teeth, associated with predation, that drove the evolution of the wide array of fish, amphibians, reptiles, and then mammals. Peter S. Ungar looks at how, without teeth, none of these developments could have occurred.

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  • Full title :Teeth : a very short introduction / Peter S. Ungar.

Summary

Teeth are a vital component of vertebrate anatomy and a fundamental part of the fossil record. It was the evolution of teeth, associated with predation, that drove the evolution of the wide array of fish, amphibians, reptiles, and then mammals. Peter S. Ungar looks at how, without teeth, none of these developments could have occurred.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2014.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource : : illustrations.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780191779862, 0191779865, 0199670595, 9780199670598, 9780191649547, 0191649546
  • oclc:ocn892340889
  • LC Classification:QP88.6
  • Dewey Decimal:591.44

Table of Contents

Teeth matter -- Types and parts of teeth -- What teeth do : food and feeding -- Teeth before the mammals -- The evolution of teeth in mammals -- Mammalian teeth today -- Human teeth and their history -- Endless forms.

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Subjects

Dents Évolution Teeth teeth (animal components) Tooth Zahn

Writers

Ungar, Peter S.

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