Mold Coated Cast (IMAGE)
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This is a high fidelity rubber mold of hadrosaurid dinosaur teeth, with a gold coated replica for measurement of roughness of the tooth surfaces. The surfaces have scratches that were created as the dinosaur fed on vegetation 67 million years ago, and measuring the roughness can reveal what kind of food they ate. The original teeth are too large to transport to the instrument that measures roughness.
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University of Leicester
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