Sensory features on the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish may be the reason why humans have teeth that are sensitive to ...

Teeth are good for chewing and biting, but they are also sensitive – and that may have been their original function hundreds ...

UB dental students are far from falling behind. Starting as early as their first year, they’re immersed in a range of digital ...

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 ...

Canadian paleontologists recently discovered Mosura fentoni, a 506-million-year-old predator resembling a moth. The discovery offers insights into extinct radiodonts' anatomy.

Palaeontologists have discovered a remarkable new 506-million-year-old predator from the Burgess Shale of Canada. Mosura fentoni was about the size of your index finger and had three eyes, spiny ...

"Mosura fentoni was about the size of your index finger and had three eyes, spiny jointed claws, a circular mouth lined with teeth and a body ... of Mosura's internal anatomy – including its ...

A newly described species from the Burgess Shale had three eyes, clawed limbs, and a tail full of gills—plus internal organs ...

NEW YORK - More than 500 million years ago a three-eyed predator chased prey through seas of the Cambrian Period. Once it ...

Mosura fentoni, also dubbed “sea moth” due to its broad swimming flaps and narrow abdomen, was a member of an extinct group ...

It turns out that preservation of these structures is widespread, confirming the ancient origin of this type of circulatory ...