THE TEETH 25 DINOSAURS OTHER PREHISTORIC CREATURES

Predator Low-growing vegetation

OF AND Piscivore
Omnivore
High vegetation
Serrated teeth
Herbivore Number of teeth

12” 1/2” 1/2” 8” 1/2” 1” 5” 6” 3” 1” 0.4” 1” 12” 0.4” 7.5” 7.5” 1” 0.4” 3” 7.5” 6.5” no teeth 3”

30 64 6 40 24 26 Dimorphodon 0
72 50 122
Velociraptor Carcharodontosaurus Woolly Mammoth Diplodocus Shuvuuia Saber-Toothed Tiger Name means “two-form Megalodon Quetzalcoatlus
Ankylosaurus tooth” in Greek, referring
Lythronax Stenonychosaurus
Velociraptors relied more Named after the Each molar had up to 26 Replaced slender, Jaw was not interlocked It’s theorized that the long Their enormous jaws could Their massive beaks acted
Their small, leaf-shaped length of the front teeth to the two distinct types of The name “Lythronax” Name means “wounding exert a bite force of up to
on their curved claws to carcharodon (great white separated ridges of peg-like teeth at a rate with skull, allowing its as tweezers, picking out
teeth were ideal for was crucial for reaching the teeth it had (fang-like on translates to “king of tooth” in Greek, referring 40,131 pounds per square inch
kill prey, stabbing targets shark) due to the similarity enamel, which helped of one tooth every 35 mouth to open very smaller vertebrates from
cropping vegetation. major blood vessels of top, lancet-shaped on gore” in Greek, referring to to the prominent serrations (five times greater than a
and then hiding until the of teeth grind down food. days wide to snatch prey land and streams.
large mammals. bottom) its large, vicious teeth and suitable for both meat and T-rex). They could open their
prey died. 64 800 64 carnivorous nature. plants jaws more than 7 feet wide!
60 Saurornitholestes Spinosaurus Triceratops Allosaurus Hundreds
56 61
78 Parasaurolophus
Tyrannosaurus Rex Analysis of scratches on Lack of serrations and The triceratops had five Could open their jaws wide Camarasaurus Entelodon (Daeodon)
Stegosaurus teeth suggests that they spear-like shape of teeth layers of tissue in its teeth, Teeth were packed into Helicoprion
Closely packed, chisel-like and use their teeth like a Its strong, spoon-shaped Greek for “complete
could bite fast and hard suggests a diet of fish 52 ideal for both slicing and hacksaw, taking chunks dental batteries suited for Fossils contain
front teeth suited for The stegosaurus had teeth suggest that it ate teeth,” referring to its
toothless beaks and small down to the bone, despite Brachiosaurus chewing. Worn teeth were out of prey; curved teeth grinding down plant “teeth-whorls,” a spiral of
gripping and pulling; tougher plant material than complete eutherian
teeth inside its cheeks. their modest size. constantly replaced. prevented escape material. Worn-out teeth teeth like a circular saw.
widely spaced side teeth other sauropods did. dentition (incisors, canines, Around 75 teeth
Their spoon-shaped teeth were constantly replaced They fed on soft prey like
for tearing flesh premolars, molars)
were perfect for stripping like a conveyor belt. squid, their jaw creating a Pliosaurus Funkei Kronosaurus
and chewing vegetation. rolling-back and slicing (Predator X)
mechanism. Kronosaurus teeth lacked
Believed to have a bite sharp edges, but swift
force four times more speed and colossal force
powerful than a T-rex made up for it when
hunting prey.

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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com
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https://www.nhm.ac.uk
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