Re: Theropod teeth: Exfoliation damage vs. stomach acid damage

[Phil Bigelow <bigelowp@juno.com>]

Whoops.  I forgot to upload the pics!
The URL should be working now.
Sorry 'bout dat.

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On Tue, 16 May 2006 01:13:15 +0000 (pd) Phil Bigelow <bigelowp@juno.com>
writes:
> 
> 
> I put up a few pics of exfoliation damage to theropod teeth (caused 
> by
> modern freeze-thaw cycles while the fossil was exposed to the
> atmosphere).
> 
> http://www.scn.org/~bh162/acid_tooth.html
> 
> Some field paleos confuse exfoliation damage and stomach acid 
> etching
> damage caused by the theropod ingesting its own teeth while feeding. 
>  If
> anyone has a good pic of stomach acid damage to a theropod tooth, I 
> would
> appreciate receiving a copy. 
> 
> 
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