Triceratops tooth
| Description: |
This is a tooth from the Late Cretaceous dinosaur known as Triceratops. These dinosaurs had a series of interlocking teeth (called a dental battery) that they used to feed on coarse vegetation like conifers, ferns and cycads. When a tooth was worn, it would be shed and replaced by another. This is an example of a shed tooth. Normally a Triceratops tooth will have 2 roots, but this one has been eroded and damaged over time. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/520 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Triceratops Paleontology -- Cretaceous Teeth Teeth, Fossil Herbivores, Fossil |
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