RE: alvarezsaurs

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>]

From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of aspidel@infonie.be

 

>Hi dino-listers,

>Maybe a stupid question... Did alvarezsaurs (_Mononykus_, _Shuvuuia_) have teeth?

 

 

Yes: they have small unserrated teeth in the front of their snouts.

 

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