From the following 5 characters, characterise at least 2 key features of the dinosaur teeth provided and use it to determine whether each dinosaur is a carnivore or a herbivore. Write the supporting characteristics out in full but also give the associated character number and its state e.g., denticles absent, 4(0).
From the following 5 characters, characterise at least 2 key features of the dinosaur teeth provided and use it to determine whether each dinosaur is a carnivore or a herbivore. Write the supporting characteristics out in full but also give the associated character number and its state e.g., denticles absent, 4(0).
1. Tooth shape:
(0) Cylindrical [inconclusive]
(1) Conical [carnivore]
(2) Low and broad [herbivore]
2. Tooth curvature:
(0) Straight [inconclusive]
(1) Recurved [carnivore]
3. Tooth top:
(0) Flat [herbivore]
(1) Single sharp cusp [carnivore]
(2) Multiple sharp cusp [herbivore]
(3) Single rounded cusp [inconclusive]
4. Denticles (serrations):
(0) Absent [inconclusive]
(1) ‘Coarse’, few in number and very large [herbivore]
(2) ‘Fine’, many and relatively small [carnivore]
5. Constriction between top and base of tooth
(0) Absent or weak. Constriction occupies >85% of largest width [inconclusive]
(1)Well-developed. Construction occupying ≤85% of largest width [herbivore]
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