Study offers new evidence of how snake fangs evolved from regular teeth
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 12:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A study published in the most recent issue of Nature offers new evidence for how snake fangs evolved from regular teeth. Many advanced snakes use fangs - specialised teeth associated with a venom gland to introduce venom into prey or attacker. Various front- and rear-fanged groups are recognised, according to whether their fangs are positioned anterior (for example cobras and vipers) or posterior (for example grass snakes) in the upper jaw...
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