Mineral dust ingested with food leaves characteristic wear on herbivore teeth

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - 12:41 in Paleontology & Archaeology

In a controlled feeding study of guinea pigs, paleontologists have discovered that mineral dust ingested with food causes distinct signs of wear on the teeth of plant-eating vertebrates, which can differ considerably depending on the type of dust.

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