Animation of <I>Pakasuchus</I> Teeth and Jaw Motion (VIDEO)

U.S. National Science Foundation

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Using a medical scanning technology called x-ray computed tomography, the researchers were able to create detailed digital images of the Pakasuchus teeth accurate to 45 micrometers (millionths of a meter). Because the images were digital, they were ideal for animation, enabling the researchers to observe how the teeth fit with one another and estimate how the jaw may have moved.

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Patrick M. O'Connor, Ohio University

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