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Cutting edge

The long jaws and pointed
teeth are like those of a modern Baryonyx
The age of dinosaurs
fish-eating crocodile.

These small, sharp
teeth were perfect for
Herrerasaurus
seizing small prey.

The birdlike Velociraptor had up
to 56 razor-sharp teeth, and like all
dinosaurs, the teeth were constantly
replaced, so they never got blunt.

Velociraptor

Much of what we know about dinosaurs as weapons and butchering tools. They
comes from their teeth. These were were sharp, serrated blades, ideal for inflicting
constantly replaced, so they never got blunt, slashing wounds on prey and slicing the meat
and came in all shapes and sizes. The teeth from their bones. They were useless for chewing,
of typical theropods like Duriavenator clearly but since meat is easy to digest, mouthfuls could
108 belong to a carnivore, or meat-eater, used both be swallowed without being chewed first.

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