Bite : an incisive history of teeth, from hagfish to humans / Bill Schutt ; illustrations by Patricia J. Wynne

Author: Schutt, Bill
Published: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2024.
Copyright Date: ©2024
Edition: First edition.
Physical Description: 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Additional Creators: Wynne, Patricia

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Contents

Part I: Toothy adaptations in nature: the specialists. Vampire bats don't suck -- Candirus: be careful where you go -- Horses: long in the tooth -- The tusked and the tuskless -- Fangs a lot -- Poop on the beach: the good kind -- Shrews: tiny in size, major in attitude -- Bite this! -- Part II: Who, what, where, and how many? By the teeth of their skin -- A painless guide to tooth basics -- Part III: Teeth, who needs 'em? Of fish and frogs -- Dinosaurs, turtles, birds, and dresser drawers -- Toothless mammals, from anteaters to whales -- Part IV: Human teeth: the bad old days and beyond. A man of few words. . . and fewer teeth -- Jaw jewelery, pliers, and pelicans -- Tooth worms -- Wisdom teeth, baby teeth, and the tooth fairy -- To infinity and beyond. . . the dental chair.

Summary

"A longtime research associate in zoology at the American Museum of Natural History, Bill Schutt turns his expertise to teeth, taking readers on a fascinating and sometimes creepy journey through their natural, scientific, and cultural history, arguing that tooth evolution has been the most important factor to vertebrate species' success"--

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ISBN

9781643751788 hardcover
1643751786 hardcover

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Endowment Note

James E. and Gail Scherrer Arnold Libraries Program Endowment

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