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How Triceratops' Teeth Evolved to Help Them Compete (1 of 2)

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How <i>Triceratops'</i> Teeth Evolved to Help Them Compete (1 of 2)

video: This short animation overviews research by Gregory Erickson and colleagues, who explored how Triceratops evolved unique teeth. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the June 5, 2015, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by G.M. Erickson at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL, and colleagues was titled, 'Wear biomechanics in the slicing dentition of the giant horned dinosaur Triceratops.' view more 

Credit: [Credit: AAAS/ <i>Carla Schaffer</i>]


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