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Food that was available around colonies 25 million years ago greatly influenced bat teeth and jaws evolution. Read more here.
The diverse dental features found among bats might help fill gaps in our understanding of how mammal teeth evolved.
"There are noctilionoid species that have short faces like bulldogs with powerful jaws that can bite the tough exterior of the fruits that they eat."
<p>Noctilionoid bat species evolved wildly different faces as they adapted to exploit diverse food sources -- including insects, fruit, nectar, blood and fish. New research shows that those adaptations include dramatic, but also consistent, modifications to tooth number, size, shape and position.</p>
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