Triceratops, like all dinosaurs, replaced worn teeth with new ones throughout their lifetime. Their teeth would have been pushed up and out, most of which would have been swallowed while browsing, and recycled for use as a kind of gizzard stone in the Triceratops digestive system. These teeth would then move through the digestive system. The end result of this process is ‘shed teeth’.
KELSEY's dentary replica is a fine example of the tooth-replacement process, exposing a near perfect battery of teeth and the channels they moved in. It would also make an excellent addition to a comparative study set of the dinosaur dentaries.
Display this piece by itself, with a full skull or skeleton of Triceratops, or with a selection of dentaries from other dinosaurs.
For more information and pictures go to the
KELSEY Triceratops Interesting Info page.
