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Mastication and more
February 7, 2008 by Anonymous, 1 year 41 weeks ago
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THe rebuild of the jaw reminded author of what a 40's packard is to a toyota as the incisors of ungulates as goats and deer are made for crimping grass and nipping buds and leaves. I'd imagine an animal that size would have to eat a lot of "cud" and hence would be taking branches and insects and perhaps tree frogs at each pass that the sharp teeth would work more as like a "brush cutter" as well as to nip off vegetation.
I have no natural history contributions or wagerings beyond this
Neil Mc