jawbone

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The jawbone looked reptilian but had teeth resembling those of dinosaurs.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025

The tooth, from a cow's jawbone found beside the ancient monument's south entrance in 1924, was analysed by scientists from the British Geological Society, Cardiff University and University College London.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

Forensic genealogists solve a 21-year-old case, linking a jawbone to a U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024

A jawbone found in a child’s rock collection in Arizona more than two decades ago belonged to a Marine who died in California in 1951 and was buried in Missouri, the authorities said on Friday.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2024

His- eyes were sunk in deep pits, his close-cropped beard no more than a shadow across his hollow cheeks and bony jawbone.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin