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Oct 15, 2022 · I had a question for how to identify a Tyrannosaurid's tooth which is a T.rex, Aspletosaurus, Gorgosaurus or Albertosaurus.
Mammals had a full, enamel-covered toolkit in their mouths—incisors, canines, premolars, and molars suited to different tasks—while reptiles had only one kind of tooth.
Tyrannosaurus rex teeth are serrated on both edges and typically robust, with an oval or rectangular base. Below is an example of a robust, 3 inch tooth with a worn tip, from the Hell Creek Formation of Carter County, Montana.
Download scientific diagram | Location map for the Lower Cretaceous tyrannosauroid premaxillary tooth locality in the Hasandong Formation. from publication: The first tyrannosauroid...
May 6, 2019 · This assemblage included tyrannosaurids such as Tyrannosaurus rex and a variety of herbivores, including horned ceratopsids (Triceratops and kin), duck-billed hadrosaurids and armoured...
Tyrannosaurid teeth from the Cretaceous Judith River Formation bear rows of serrations that have thick, rounded enamel caps, gripping slots between neighboring serrations, thick enamel bodies inside the teeth underneath the gripping slots, and a root beneath each serration.
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Tyrannosaurus rex teeth were deeply rooted to withstand the stresses generated by large struggling prey animals. If you compare this tooth to those of Allosaurus, it is obvious Tyrannosaurus rex was a larger theropod. However, the teeth differ not only in their size but in their design as well.
