Exceptionally simple, rapidly replaced teeth in sauropod dinosaurs demonstrate a novel evolutionary strategy for herbivory in Late Jurassic ecosystems

Abstract Background Dinosaurs dominated terrestrial environments for over 100 million years due in part to innovative feeding strategies. Although a range of dental adaptations was present in Late Jurassic dinosaurs, it is unclear whether dinosaur ecosystems exhibited patterns of tooth disparity and...

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Main Authors: Keegan M. Melstrom, Luis M. Chiappe, Nathan D. Smith
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: BMC 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a3f2b45885354da694ce06f107ff15aa
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