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Pleurodont Lower Teeth The bearded dragon’s lower jaw can have up to 40 teeth. The older and larger the lizard, the more teeth they have. The bottom teeth aren’t quite the same as the top teeth.
LeBlanc says the discovery was something of an accident. "You don't go looking for iron-coated Komodo dragon teeth just casually as a researcher," he told As It Happens host Nil Köksal.
As if Komodo dragons weren’t formidable enough, it turns out that their razor-sharp teeth are capped with iron for longevity. Several mammals also have iron deposits in their teeth, but none as ...
Komodo Dragons Have Iron-Coated Teeth, Study Finds New research provides the first evidence of the adaptation in a carnivorous reptile, and it might hold clues to understanding the teeth of dinosaurs ...
Komodo dragons’ metal-coated teeth to shine light on killer dinosaurs Komodo dragons are the largest living species of monitor lizard, averaging more than 12 stone Nina Massey ...
Komodo dragon teeth are ironclad. Literally. The serrated edges and tips of the reptiles’ razor-sharp chompers are lined with a layer of iron, researchers report July 24 in Nature Ecology ...
The teeth of Komodo dragons, the world’s largest lizards, are coated in a protective layer of iron, a new study has found. When the nearly-200 pound dragons go after their prey — which can ...