Thursday, November 01, 2012

Barbatodon transylvanicus: A Cretaceous Multituberculate Mammal from Romania



What I find interesting is the reported use of iron to strengthen the teeth.  Do we have extent examples of this?

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  1. Yep - a whole clade of shrews is informally known as the 'red toothed shrews' due to iron pigment incorporated into the enamel layer of the teeth, usually a little way beneath the surface. Chemically and spatially the iron is well known, but the precise reason for it is not! There are probably others also...

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