Taxonomic identification of isolated theropod teeth: The case of the shed tooth crown associated with Aerosteon (Theropoda: Megaraptora) and the dentition of Abelisauridae

Volume: 108, Pages: 104312 - 104312
Published: Apr 1, 2020
Abstract
Shed teeth are usually the most abundant theropod material on a dinosaur fossil site and are constantly reported in the literature. Although new quantitative techniques have emerged to identify isolated theropod teeth with better accuracy, they remain difficult to assign to a certain family-level or genus-level taxon because of the presence of rampant homoplasy in their morphology and the lack of thorough descriptions. Here we test three methods...
Paper Details
Title
Taxonomic identification of isolated theropod teeth: The case of the shed tooth crown associated with Aerosteon (Theropoda: Megaraptora) and the dentition of Abelisauridae
Published Date
Apr 1, 2020
Volume
108
Pages
104312 - 104312
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