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Wear Surfaces on the Teeth of Tyrannosaurs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2017

James O. Farlow  and
Daniel L. Brinkman
James O. Farlow
Affiliation:
Department of Geosciences, Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, IN 46805
Daniel L. Brinkman
Affiliation:
Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520
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Large theropod dinosaurs like tyrannosaurs were the biggest land-living predators in earth history. Because of this, there has been considerable interest in reconstructing the paleobiology of these immense carnivores (Bakker, 1986; Bakker et al., 1988; Paul, 1988; Molnar and Farlow, 1990; Farlow et al., 1991; Abler, 1992; Farlow, 1993, in press; Horner and Lessem, 1993). In the present paper we consider a topic relevant to interpretations of how tyrannosaurs used their teeth during feeding: the incidence of wear surfaces on tyrannosaur teeth.

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Adaptations and Behavior
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The Paleontological Society Special Publications , Volume 7: Dino Fest , 1994 , pp. 165 - 176
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Copyright © 1994 Paleontological Society 

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