Dinosaur teeth reveal what they didn't eat: New analysis of T. rex and other dinosaur teeth gives insight into their eating habits

Dinosaur teeth reveal what they didn't eat: New analysis of T. rex and other dinosaur teeth gives insight into their eating habits

Scratches on dinosaur teeth could reveal what they really ate. Dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) has now been used to infer the feeding habits of large theropods, including Allosaurus and T. rex. By taking 3D images of individual teeth and analyzing the pattern of marks scratched into them, researchers could reason which dinosaurs may have frequently crunched on hard bone and which may have regularly eaten softer foods and prey. This tech…

Discovery of new dinosaur teeth reveal what they didn't eat

Dinosaur teeth scratches may disclose what the animals actually consumed. The feeding habits of giant theropods, including Allosaurus and T, have been deduced f

Dinosaur teeth reveal what they didn't eat

Scratches on dinosaur teeth could reveal what they really ate. For the first time, dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) has been used to infer the feeding habits of large theropods, including Allosaurus and T. rex.