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Tyrannosaurus bite traces and osteophagy model

MOR 799 bite traces, SMNH P2609.1 coprolite and a seven-skull adult sample constrain a biomechanical model of bone fracture by Tyrannosaurus.

Represented range68–66 Ma
RegionsHell Creek Formation and comparative adult T. rex sample
CladesTyrannosauridae · Tyrannosaurus · Ceratopsia

Claim ledger

ecology · medium

Approximately eighty tooth traces on Triceratops ilium MOR 799 and bone in coprolite SMNH P2609.1 directly document bone interaction and ingestion; bite forces of 8,526–34,522 newtons and tooth pressures are muscle-and-lever model results using BHI 3033 and six other adult skulls.

claim:event:tyrannosaurus-osteophagy-biomechanics

References

  1. The Biomechanics Behind Extreme Osteophagy in Tyrannosaurus rexGignac, P.M.; Erickson, G.M. · 2017 · DOI 10.1038/s41598-017-02161-w
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