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New Study Suggests Juvenile Maiasaura Ate Different Food to Adults

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A newly published scientific paper has provided fresh insights into the feeding habits of the famous hadrosaur Maiasaura peeblesorum. Analysis of tooth wear in juvenile Maiasaura compared to adult hadrosaurs suggests that young Maiasaura fed differently from fully grown animals. Researchers examined dental wear associated with Maiasaura peeblesorum fossil teeth.  Dietary insights may help to

13/05/2026 everythingdinosaur

2700-year-old teeth reveal the hidden lives of Iron Age Italians

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Iron Age teeth from southern Italy have become time capsules, preserving intimate details of childhood and diet. Growth lines in the enamel reveal moments of early-life stress, while hardened plaque holds microscopic remains of cereals, legumes, and fermented foods. The findings suggest a community with diverse food resources and strong Mediterranean connections. Even a small sample offers a striking glimpse into how people lived, grew, and ate nearly three millennia ago.

04/03/2026 sciencedaily

Giant sea monsters lived in rivers at the end of the dinosaur age

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Giant mosasaurs, once thought to be strictly ocean-dwelling predators, may have spent their final chapter prowling freshwater rivers alongside dinosaurs and crocodiles. A massive tooth found in North Dakota, analyzed using chemical isotope techniques, reveals that some mosasaurs adapted to river systems as seas gradually freshened near the end of the age of dinosaurs. These enormous reptiles, possibly as long as a bus, appear to have hunted near the surface, perhaps even feeding on drowned dinos

15/12/2025 sciencedaily