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  2. Titanoboa - Wikipedia

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    Titanoboa could grow up to 12.8 m (42 ft) long, perhaps even up to 14.3 m (47 ft) long, and weigh around 730–1,135 kg (1,610–2,500 lb). The discovery of Titanoboa cerrejonensis supplanted the previous record holder, Gigantophis garstini , which is known from the Eocene of Egypt .

  3. Gigantopithecus - Wikipedia

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    Gigantopithecus (/ d ʒ aɪ ˌ ɡ æ n t oʊ p ɪ ˈ θ i k ə s, ˈ p ɪ θ ɪ k ə s, d ʒ ɪ-/ jy-gan-toh-pi-thee-kuhs, pith-i-kuhs, ji-; [2] lit. ' giant ape ') is an extinct genus of ape that lived in southern China from 2 million to approximately 300,000 to 200,000 years ago during the Early to Middle Pleistocene, represented by one species, Gigantopithecus blacki. [3]

  4. Toothed whale - Wikipedia

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    Unlike human teeth, which are composed mostly of enamel on the portion of the tooth outside of the gum, whale teeth have cementum outside the gum. Only in larger whales, where the cementum is worn away on the tip of the tooth, does enamel show. [17] There is only a single set of functional teeth (monophyodont dentition). [19]

  5. Rare fish with 'human-like' teeth found in Delta - AOL

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  6. Polyphyodont - Wikipedia

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    New, permanent teeth grow in the jaws, usually under or just behind the old tooth, from stem cells in the dental lamina. [5] Young animals typically have a full set of teeth when they hatch; there is no tooth change in the egg. Within days, tooth replacement begins, usually in the back of the jaw continuing forward like a wave.

  7. The Fish With Lethal Weapons for Teeth - AOL

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    Once the prey comes close, the Pacific viperfish can attack with its needle-like teeth. A Mid-Level Predator In the deep ocean, many creatures are both predators and prey.

  8. Postcanine megadontia - Wikipedia

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    [25] [26] The enlargement of the teeth affected by postcanine megadontia, without a difference in the arrangement or number of cusps that compose them, imparted an increased ability for grinding and crushing matter compared to modern day humans. While the form of the teeth themselves is not affected by postcanine megadontia, the ratio of molar ...

  9. Fish with human-looking teeth caught off coast of North Carolina

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    Open wide. A Facebook post has achieved viral status after including photos of a fish that appears to have rows of human-like teeth. According to the Charlotte Observer, the 9-pound sheepshead was ...