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General_Effort@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Teeth first evolved as sensory tissue in the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish, fossil scans find

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Teeth first evolved as sensory tissue in the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish, fossil scans find

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General_Effort@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Anyone who has ever squirmed through a dental cleaning can tell you how sensitive teeth can be. This sensitivity gives important feedback about temperature, pressure—and yes, pain—as we bite and chew our food. However, the sensitive parts inside the hard enamel first evolved for something quite different.

WHAT?!

Original paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08944-w

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    swim bladder

    I beg your pardon

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      Swim bladders evolved from lungs. You wouldn’t think that something that makes the fishies better ocean divers originally evolved to let them breathe air.

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