#  A new study reveals how some mammals evolved their tusks 

 





October 29, 2021

 

 

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[Megan Whitney](https://meganrwhitney.weebly.com/), postdoc in the [Stephanie Pierce Lab](https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/spierce/home), is the lead author on [a paper that reveals how some mammals evolved their tusks](https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2021.1670#d1e1577). First, Megan and her colleagues had to define what exactly is a tusk. [Read about the research in the New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/28/science/elephant-walrus-tusks-evolution.html) and [The Harvard Gazette](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/11/harvard-researchers-show-how-tusks-evolved/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Gazette%2020211103%20(1)). 

 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Vertebrate Paleontology ](/news/vertebrate-paleontology)