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.