News tagged with dinosaur teeth
Some mammals used highly complex teeth to compete with dinosaurs: study
Conventional wisdom holds that during the Mesozoic Era, mammals were small creatures that held on at life's edges. But at least one mammal group, rodent-like creatures called multituberculates, actually flourished ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 14, 2012 |
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The new T. rex: A leech with an affinity for noses
A new leech species with ferociously large teeth -- recently discovered in noses of children that swam in Peruvian rivers -- is providing insight into the evolutionary relationships among all the leeches that ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Cutting-edge study shows teeth can be used to determine what has been eaten
You are what you eat is truism that has been given new impetus by 'cutting edge' research led by the University of Leicester that reveals your teeth are literally shaped by your food.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Scientists study hands of fearsome, meat-eating dinosaur
(PhysOrg.com) -- 66 million years ago, the fearsome, meat-eating dinosaur Majungasaurus crenatissimus prowled the semi-arid lowlands of Madagascar. Its powerful jaws bristled with bladelike teeth, and its st ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Teeth study shows big dinosaurs trekked for food
What did giant plant-munching dinosaurs do when they couldn't find enough to eat in the parched American West? They hit the road. An analysis of fossilized teeth adds further evidence that the long-necked ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 26, 2011 |
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T. Rex's killer smile revealed
One of the most prominent features of life-size, museum models of Tyrannosaurus rex, is its fearsome array of flesh-ripping, bone-crushing teeth.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Dino tooth sheds new light on ancient riddle
Microscopic analysis of scratches on dinosaur teeth has helped scientists unravel an ancient riddle of what a major group of dinosaurs ate- and exactly how they did it!
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 29, 2009 |
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