McMaster scientist discovers 'toothless' rat - Daily News
Sep 11, 2012 · A McMaster researcher has discovered a nearly toothless shrew rat on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Jacob Esselstyn, a post-doctoral fellow in biology, and a team …
Toothless Rat from Sulawesi Stuns Biologists - Sci-News.com
Sep 13, 2012 · A nearly toothless shrew rat has been discovered on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia by an international group of biologists led by Dr Jacob Esselstyn of McMaster …
New species of rat redefines rodents - Royal Society
Aug 22, 2012 · The almost toothless, worm-eating rat, described in Biology Letters this week, is unable to gnaw or chew. Scientists have discovered an extraordinary species of rodent in …
Near-toothless rodent species discovered in Indonesia
Aug 23, 2012 · A unique species of near-toothless rat that lives off earthworms and doesn't chew or gnaw has been seen in Indonesia. The shrew-like animal with a long, pointed snout was …
AFRMA - Tidbit - Toothless Rat
This new rat, Paucidentomys vermidax, has unusual incisors at the front of the mouth that are double-pointed bicuspids instead of the normal wedge-shape ones used for gnawing like other …
Hamilton researcher discovers nearly toothless rat | CBC News
Sep 13, 2012 · It is called paucidentomys vermidax, which means few toothed mouse, devourer of worms. (McMaster Daily News) A McMaster University biologist has found an odd new species …
Gnaw way! New species of long-nosed rat discovered that cannot …
Aug 22, 2012 · Its only teeth are its incisors, which in the upper jaw end in twin points. The Latin derived genus name Paucidentomys means "few-toothed mouse" and the species name …
Jacob Esselstyn, a post-doctoral fellow in biology, and a team of researchers say the rodent – known as Paucidentomys vermidax – appears to eat soft, easy-to-chew earthworms. Because …
Toothless rat that doesn't chew or gnaw discovered in Indonesia
Aug 23, 2012 · JAKARTA, Indonesia – A unique species of near-toothless rat that lives off earthworms and doesn't chew or gnaw has been seen in Indonesia. The shrew-like animal …
A new type of toothless rat that feasts on earthworms
Aug 22, 2012 · It looks a bit like a shrew and is called Paucidentomys vermidax. It has fang-like upper incisors which are useless for gnawing and no back teeth. It survives exclusively on …