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How did teeth evolve? – Peter S. Ungar
How did teeth evolve? Teeth evolved as a crucial adaptation for the survival and diversification of vertebrates. The evolutionary journey of teeth began over 500 million years ago, with the emergence of jawless fish during the Cambrian period. The first “teeth” likely originated as hard, tooth-like structures called “odontodes” on the skin of these primitive […]