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Description: Block with remains of the heterodontosaurid Lycorhinus angustidens from the Lower Jurassic Upper Elliot Formation of South Africa. Top view of block showing the right premaxilla and maxilla and portions of the right and left lower jaws (NHMUK RU A100). Hatching indicates broken bone; dashed lines indicate estimated edges; grey tone indicates matrix; pink tone indicates wear facets. Scale bar equals 3 cm. Abbreviations: c coronoid d dentary d2 dentary tooth 2 l left m maxilla pc pulp cavity pm premaxilla r right sa surangular wf wear facet wfpd wear facet from predentary bill wt worn teeth.
Title: Lycorhinus block in top view
Credit: Sereno PC (2012) Taxonomy, morphology, masticatory function and phylogeny of heterodontosaurid dinosaurs. ZooKeys 226: 1-225. doi:10.3897/zookeys.226.2840.
Author: Paul C. Sereno
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