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Ant throwdowns involve the use of their sharp mandibles, and can even leave a bad taste in their mouths, literally.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
Fitzjames’ mandible is also one of the bones exhibiting multiple cut marks.
—Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
According to a recent paper published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, DNA analysis revealed that a tooth recovered from a mandible at one of the relevant archaeological sites was that of Captain James Fitzjames of the HMS Erebus.
—Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
The team identified the genomic variation by extracting DNA from the Well-man’s mandible, the lower part of the jaw.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
Fitzjames’ mandible is also one of the bones exhibiting multiple cut marks.
—Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
According to a recent paper published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, DNA analysis revealed that a tooth recovered from a mandible at one of the relevant archaeological sites was that of Captain James Fitzjames of the HMS Erebus.
—Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
The team identified the genomic variation by extracting DNA from the Well-man’s mandible, the lower part of the jaw.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Mandible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandible. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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