Microscopic analysis of scratches on dinosaur teeth may have helped scientists unravel an ancient riddle of what a major group of dinosaurs - the Hadrosaurs - ate and exactly how they did it.A study led by the University of Leicester has found evidence that the duck-billed dinosaurs called Hadrosaurs had a unique way of eating, unlike any living c
Researchers from Utrecht University and the Natural History Museum Maastricht discovered dietary preferences among mosasaur species by examining tooth wear marks, using 3D scanning techniques. This study enhances understanding of Cretaceous period biodiversity and highlights Maastricht's limestone d
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<p>Mosasaurs, those large marine reptiles from the long-gone Cretaceous world, were quite picky in their choice of diet. This is the conclusion of researchers from Utrecht University and the Natural History Museum Maastricht. In collaboration with English colleagues from the University of Leicester, they were the first in the world to study the wear marks on mosasaur teeth.</p>
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