New fossil tells how piranhas got their teeth

Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 15:35 in Paleontology & Archaeology

DURHAM, N.C. -- How did piranhas -- the legendary freshwater fish with the razor bite -- get their telltale teeth? Researchers from Argentina, the United States and Venezuela have uncovered the jawbone of a striking transitional fossil that sheds light on this question.

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