Scientists working in Colombia have discovered the largest snake on the planet, an animal that blows away previous records.

A team led by China University of Geosciences has described a new species of sauropod, Jinchuanloong niedu, from a partial ...

A large international team of anthropologists, evolutionary theorists, biologists, and historians has identified gender and ...

As mammals, we humans pack some sizable cheeks on either side of our faces. There’s some skin and fat, but also important muscles and ligaments that connect the lower jaw – known as the mandible – to ...

A cutting-edge technique for analyzing fossil tooth enamel is revealing remarkable new information about 2 million-year-old ...

Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal on a slab of sandstone recovered near Melbourne.

Mandibular prognathism is marked by a jutting lower jaw which can interfere with mouth closure if severe, but is invariably due to a significantly larger mandible, or lower jaw, compared to the ...

THE mystery of a robust ancient jawbone with large teeth and what species it belongs ... lived and how they are related to humans. Animal bones found alongside the Penghu 1 suggest it may also ...

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For mammals, being able to move our lower jaw from side to side as well as up ... They can also slice through strands of algae caught in their teeth. "For Zanclus, this adaptation seems to relate ...