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. 1996 Dec 10;93(25):14623–14627. doi: 10.1073/pnas.93.25.14623

Table 1.

Tooth sizes, von Ebner incremental line widths, tooth formation, and replacement rate estimates for fossil archosaurs

Taxon Sample size, n Mean crown volume, ml Increment size range, μm Mean increment width, μm Mean tooth formation rate, days Tooth replacement rate, days
Crocodilian 1 0.90 8–19 13.0 246 NA
Leidyosuchus 1 1.20 13–22 19.0 283 NA
Adult Edmontonia 1 0.20 9–17 13.5 279 NA
Adult Triceratops§ 2 2.65 13–26 15.8 381 83
Infant Lambeosaurinae 5 0.12 11 11.0 147 60
Adult Prosaurolophus 3 2.0 15–28 16.0 323 81
Infant Maiasaura 1 0.10 11–19 12.0 132 46
Adult Maiasaura 1 1.90 13 13.0 281 58
Juvenile Edmontosaurus 3 0.43 12–21 14.0 225 NA
Adult Edmontosaurus 2 2.0 11–25 19.8 339 50
Adult Deinonychus** 1 0.20 6–12 10.1 413 290*
Adult Troodon‡‡ 2 0.04 7–15 11.0 363 NA
Juvenile Albertosaur†† 1 1.80 12–17 14.5 339 296*
Adult Albertosaur†† 1 18.0 12–24 14.0 519 454*
Juvenile Tyrannosaurus†† 1 1.80 12–17 14.0 264 NA
Sub. Ad. Tyrannosaurus†† 1 15.5 8–17 14.0 314 NA
Adult Tyrannosaurus†† 1 138 7–22 17.0 933 777*

NA, not applicable. 

*Replacement rate estimated via computed tomography (see Materials and Methods). 

Neosuchia (13). 

Nodosauridae (14). 

§

Ceratopsidae (15). 

Hadrosauridae (16). 

**

Dromomaeosauridae (Theropoda) (17). 

‡‡

Troodontidae (Theropoda) (17). 

††

Tyrannosauridae (Theropoda) (17).