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Fossil tooth analysis reveals what sauropod dinosaurs ate and the ecosystems they occupied

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Photo of a tooth of Giraffatitan from Tanzania (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, MB.R.2180.20.5). The wear surface on the tip of the tooth is clearly visible. Credit: Jan Kersten, Freie Universität Berlin, Fachrichtung Paläontologie. Analysis of the dental wear on sauropods has revealed not only what the biggest dinosaurs ate but also provides a picture of the ecosystems they lived in 150 million years ago. Sauropods were long-necked, herbivorous d…

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Fossil tooth analysis reveals what sauropod dinosaurs ate and the ecosystems they occupied

Photo of a tooth of Giraffatitan from Tanzania (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, MB.R.2180.20.5). The wear surface on the tip of the tooth is clearly visible. Credit: Jan Kersten, Freie Universität Berlin, Fachrichtung Paläontologie. Analysis of the dental wear on sauropods has revealed not only what the biggest dinosaurs ate but also provides a picture of the ecosystems they lived in 150 million years ago. Sauropods were long-necked, herbivorous d…

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