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Teeth first evolved as sensory tissue in the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish, fossil scans find (phys.org)

submitted 1 day ago by General_Effort@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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WHAT?!

Original paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08944-w

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[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Makes logical sense, I like it!

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

It does?

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It does to me, I read the headline and immediately agreed with it

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Hmm. Something about it feels just wrong to me. I'm fairly sure, though, that it's a gut feeling and nothing logical. Because teeth on the outside? Because sensory organs in teeth? IDK.