Fossils from Devon indicate reptile's diet may have taken a toll on its teeth, researchers say.
A sheep-sized dinosaur that ate tough plants and trees could have lost its teeth because of its diet, new research suggests.
Prof Mike Benton, team leader on the study, said he was "amazed" to find that in many cases the animals "dominated their ecosystems". "They were clearly eating really tough food such as ferns that wore the teeth and bone down to the bone of the jaw, meaning that they were basically chopping their meals by a mix of teeth and bone," he said.However, Dr Coram said the research indicated that eventually the arrival of new teeth slowed down and the worn area "got deeper and deeper".
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