Teeth are found in almost all vertebrates, and they therefore provide a general paradigm for
the study of epithelial organ development and evolution. Here, we review the developmental …

Teeth and dentitions contain many morphological characters which give them a particularly
important weight in comparative anatomy, systematics, physiology and ecology. As teeth are …

Tooth renewal is initiated from epithelium associated with existing teeth. The development of
new teeth requires dental epithelial cells that have competence for tooth formation, but …

As one of the earliest-known mammaliaforms, Haramiyavia clemmenseni from the Rhaetic
(Late Triassic) of East Greenland has held an important place in understanding the timing of …

This review considers the diversity observed during both the development and evolution of
tooth replacement throughout the vertebrates in a phylogenetic framework from basal extant …

This review describes the formation, structure, and function of bony compartments in antlers,
horns, ossicones, osteoderm and the os penis/os clitoris (collectively referred to herein as …

Differentiating between ancient and younger, more rapidly evolved clades is important for
determining paleoenvironmental drivers of diversification. Australia possesses many aridity …

In utero, baleen whales initiate the development of several dozens of teeth in upper and
lower jaws. These tooth germs reach the bell stage and are sometimes mineralized, but …

During their evolutionary radiation, mammals have colonized diverse habitats. Arguably the
subterranean niche is the most inhospitable of these, characterized by reduced oxygen …

African mole-rats are fossorial rodents that consist of five chisel-tooth digging genera
(Heterocephalus, Heliophobius, Georychus, Fukomys, and Cryptomys) and one scratch …