No teeth? No problem: Dinosaur species had teeth as babies, lost them as they grew

Posted by on December 22, 2016 5:16 pm
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Researchers have discovered that a species of dinosaur, Limusaurus inextricabilis, lost its teeth in adolescence and did not grow another set as adults. The finding is a radical change in anatomy during a lifespan and may help to explain why birds have beaks but no teeth.

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