Dinosaurs -- stones did not help with digestion
User rating: 4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
The giant dinosaurs had a problem. Many of them had narrow, pointed teeth, which were more suited to tearing off plants rather than chewing them. But how did they then grind their food? Until recently many researchers have assumed that they were helped by stones which they swallowed. In their muscular stomach these then acted as a kind of 'gastric mill'.
Full story »
|

PhysOrg Forum
Video
Editorials
Free Magazines
Newsletter
Goto Archive
Suggest a story idea
Send feedback