Bite marks attributable to Tyrannosaurus rex: preliminary description and implications
Author
Erickson, Gregory M.
Author
Kenneth H. Olson
text
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
1996
1996-03-19
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journal article
10.1080/02724634.1996.10011297
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An additional specimen, a proximal pedal phalanx of
Edmontosaurus
sp.
(
University of California, Museum of Paleontology; cast 140601
) from the same general vicinity as the
Triceratops
pelvis, shows
T. rexlike
bite marks (i.e. broad and deep elongate bite furrows). The element has five bite mark furrows distributed axially on its dorsal and lateral surfaces (
Fig. 4
). The largest furrow is 5.4 cm long and 0.9 cm deep. The bite furrows are deeper toward the proximal end of the element, suggesting that the tyrannosaur was pulling away from the carcass as it produced the bite marks. No serration marks are evident on the specimen.