Sinking teeth into the evolutionary origin of our skeleton

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 13:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Did our skeletons evolve for protection or for violence? The earliest vestiges of our skeleton are encountered in 500 million-year-old fossil fishes, some of which were armor-plated filter feeders, while others were naked predators with a face full of gruesome, vicious teeth.

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