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Cutting or Grinding: the Evolutionary Dilemma of Carnivorous Mammals

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Derived from a primitive molar, called tribosphenic, capable of cutting and grinding without excelling in either function, the teeth of carnivorous mammals have gradually become specialized. A vast international study, conducted in particular by the University of Liège and the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences of Belgium, shows that species have generally optimized their teeth either for cutting or for grinding, but rarely for both at the same…
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Derived from a primitive molar, called tribosphenic, capable of cutting and grinding without excelling in either function, the teeth of carnivorous mammals have gradually become specialized. A vast international study, conducted in particular by the University of Liège and the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences of Belgium, shows that species have generally optimized their teeth either for cutting or for grinding, but rarely for both at the same…

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DAILY SCIENCE broke the news on Friday, October 9, 2026.
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