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Man discovers giant mastodon jaw in his backyard

A Hudson Valley homeowner recently noticed something surprising in his backyard: two large, partially buried animal teeth. A bit of amateur digging followed by professional assistance from New York State Museum and SUNY Orange soon revealed much more. Now, researchers are preparing to analyze the first complete mastodon jaw discovered in the state in over […]

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Morphology study highlights diverse jaw evolution in lizards and snakes

An image of an anole (a species of ‘false chameleon’) crushing a snail with its jaws. Credit: Professor Anthony Herrel A University of Bristol study has shed light on how lizards and snakes—the most diverse group of land vertebrates with nearly 12,000 species—have evolved remarkably varied jaw shapes, driving their extraordinary ecological success. This research, […]