The massive megalodon was not hunting only large marine mammals such as whales as researchers widely thought, a new study of ...

Marshall says the new genus has officially been named “Traskasaura sandrae,” and that it was a “39-foot-long, long-necked ...

The superpredator’s teeth — abundant in the fossil record — are what McCormack and his colleagues used to conduct a geochemical analysis, unlocking fresh clues that could challenge megalodon ...

Anyone who has ever squirmed through a dental cleaning can tell you how sensitive teeth can be. This sensitivity gives ...

A new study from the University of Chicago suggests our sensitive teeth may be an evolutionary leftover that once helped our ...

New research from the University of Chicago reveals that teeth may have evolved from sensory armor in ancient fish.

A recent diving trip off the coast of Florida resulted in an ancient discovery. Kristina Scott found a 6-inch megalodon shark tooth while fossil diving in Venice. She said she’s been fossil diving for ...

In the 460-million-year-old Eriptychius, the researchers found large, open pulp cavities and branching dentin tubules — an ...

Ever wondered why our teeth are so sensitive to pain or even just cold drinks? It might be because they first evolved for a ...

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 ...