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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nilima Marshall

Plant-eating dinosaurs had varied eating styles, skull analysis suggests

Plant-eating dinosaurs may have evolved to have different ways of eating their food despite having a similar diet, research suggests.

An analysis of skull specimens by UK scientists indicates that the first known herbivorous dinosaurs had a “surprising variation in eating styles” as a result of having different jaw muscles and biting actions.

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