The teeth of the new apatosaur specimen. Volunteers at nearby Dinosaur Ridge, where this fossil was found, mistook these for crocodile teeth until 2003.
Apatosaurus Teeth
(Image credit: Stephanie Pappas for LiveScience)
The teeth of Kevin the Apatosaurus appear in cross-section. Apatosaurus teeth are long and narrow.
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Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior. She was previously a senior writer for Live Science but is now a freelancer based in Denver, Colorado, and regularly contributes to Scientific American and The Monitor, the monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association. Stephanie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
