# toothless mammal with keratin scales

Whales lose teeth, gain baleen - Understanding Evolution » The 380,000-pound blue whale is not only the largest animal on Earth, but the largest to have ever lived on Earth. A blue whale would even have tipped the … Evolution.berkeley.edu

What is a pangolin? » Often thought of as a reptile, pangolins are actually mammals. They are covered in distinctive scales that ward off predators in the wild.  Worldwildlife.org

The coevolution of rostral keratin and tooth distribution in dinosaurs | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences » Teeth evolved early in vertebrate evolution, and their morphology reflects important specializations in diet and ecology among species. The toothless jaws (edentulism) in extant birds likely coevolved with beak keratin, which functionally replaced teeth.… Royalsocietypublishing.org

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Species Spotlight: The Gentle and Quirky White-Bellied Pangolin • The Revelator » This is not your regular anteater. It’s one of the world’s only scaly mammals, representing millions of years of evolution. Therevelator.org

Loss of teeth and enamel in tetrapods: fossil record, genetic data and morphological adaptations » Since their recruitment in the oral cavity, approximately 450 million years ago, teeth have been subjected to strong selective constraints due to the crucial role that they play in species survival. It is therefore quite surprising that the ability to… Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov