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In living creatures, this clumping can be seen in the crystalline lattice that makes up bioapatite-the mineral from which bone, tooth enamel, eggshells, and other hard body parts are formed.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"We know, for instance, that mammals are warm-blooded; all the bioapatite in their bodies was formed at or near 37 degrees centigrade," says Eagle.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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To do this, the team looked at bioapatite from animals whose form of body-temperature regulation is already known.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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More information: "Body temperatures of modern and extinct vertebrates from 13C-18O bond abundances in bioapatite," PNAS.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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