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Bite an incisive history of teeth, from hagfish to humans

"A longtime research associate in zoology at the American Museum of Natural History, Bill Schutt turns his expertise to teeth, taking readers on a fascinating and sometimes creepy journey through their natural, scientific, and cultural history, arguing that tooth evolution has been the most importan...

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Main Author: Schutt, Bill (Author)
Other Authors: Wynne, Patricia (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Teeth > Evolution > Popular works.
Teeth > Popular works.
Dentition > Popular works.
Adaptation (Biology) > Popular works.
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Summary:"A longtime research associate in zoology at the American Museum of Natural History, Bill Schutt turns his expertise to teeth, taking readers on a fascinating and sometimes creepy journey through their natural, scientific, and cultural history, arguing that tooth evolution has been the most important factor to vertebrate species' success"--
Physical Description:308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781643751788
1643751786
Author Notes:Bill Schutt is a vertebrate zoologist and author of six nonfiction and fiction books, including Pump: A Natural History of the Heart and the New York Times Editor's Choice, Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History . Recently retired from his post as professor of biology at LIU Post, he is a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History, where he has studied bats all over the world. His research has been featured in Natural History magazine as well as in the New York Times , Newsday , the Economist , and Discover .



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