#(( tl;dr serrations alongside the teeth in animals that are made to eat/crush bone | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

royalreef · 2 years ago

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(( I’m currently feeling VERY self-justified in giving Miranda and abyssal merfolk serrated teeth as temnospondyls ( and might I offer you some additional fun facts about exactly what those serrations on her teeth are capable of doing to bone ).

#Most secret royal advisor || OOC #Given by Divine Right || Headcanons #(( tl;dr serrations alongside the teeth in animals that are made to eat/crush bone #(( further help propagate cracks to weaken any bones that are bitten into and thus break them apart easier #(( though i didnt know we know there were temnospondyls that used serrated teeth in the same way!#(( (which is what miranda is. a temnospondyl. aka giant amphibian that predates our modern amphibians)#(( wholly recommend looking at the entire thread there it explains it very nicely #(( in the context of tyrannosaurids and what they were doing with their teeth and jaws #(( because its actually far more complicated than people think

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