.9" Edmontosaurus (Duck-Billed Dinosaur) Tooth

Edmontosaurus (Duck-Billed Dinosaur) Tooth #13317

This is a tooth of the Edmontosaurus annectens a Hadrosaur, more commonly referred to as a duck-billed dinosaur. Hadrosaurs had a massive battery of small teeth (up to 900 in some species) in their mouth for grinding tough vegetation and they shed their teeth as they become worn.

Unlike the vast majority of teeth that is found this one is NOT a shed tooth as it exhibits very little wear. This tooth comes from the Hell Creek Formation in Carter County, Montana and comes in an acrylic display case.

Hadrosaurs

are frequently referred to as duck-billed dinosaurs and are members of the Ornithischian family Hadrosauridae. They were fairly common herbivores that roamed Asia, Europe, and North America during the Upper Cretaceous Period. Many species of Hadrosaurs had distinctive crests on their heads, some of which had air-filled chambers that may have produced a distinct sound. These crests may have been used for both audio and visual display purposes.

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