tusks
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Tusks and other skeletal remains of prehistoric creatures are usually found deep underground or encased in permafrost near the Arctic Circle.
From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2021
Tusks have no enamel, Dr. Whitney said, and grow continuously even as the comparatively softer dentine gets worn away.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2021
Tusks are among the most dramatic examples of mammal dentition: ever-growing, projecting teeth used for fighting, foraging, even flirting.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2021
Tusks “are excellent records of Earth’s history because they grow in layers,” says Kathlyn Smith, a paleontologist at Georgia Southern University, who was not involved with the new study.
From Scientific American • Sep. 9, 2021
Cribbage-boards of Walrus Tusks The scenes etched in the larger represent the events of one year of the carver.
From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans
