jawbone
Example Sentences
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Because the mosasaur tooth, the T. rex tooth, and the crocodylian jawbone all date to roughly the same time, about 66 million years ago, the scientists could directly compare their chemistry.
From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025
The jawbone dates back to the monument's very beginning in 2995 to 2900 BC and was placed in a ritually significant place.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
The jawbone of the ancient reptile was unearthed in Arizona back in 2011, but modern scanning techniques have now revealed details showing that it belongs to a species new to science.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025
Forensic genealogists solve a 21-year-old case, linking a jawbone to a U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024
It hung down along his jawbone, under his jutting chin.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
