A functional explanation for denticulation in theropod dinosaur teeth

Anatomical Record

Volumn 292, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1297-1314

  D'Amore, Domenic C ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dead space; Denticles; Line of action; Teeth; Theropod; Ziphodont

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENTITION; DINOSAUR; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOOTH;

ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; CLASSIFICATION; DINOSAURS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MASTICATION; PALEONTOLOGY; STOMATOGNATHIC SYSTEM; TOOTH;

DINOSAURIA; THEROPODA; TROODONTIDAE;

EID: 73249118056     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20977     Document Type: Article

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