Image: Centrosaurus tooth and lower jaw

Centrosaurus tooth and lower jaw. F 132766. Canada, Late Cretaceous, 76 - 74 million years ago.

Photographer:

Robert Jones

Rights:

© Australian Museum

Additional information

Centrosaurus had a beaked jaw for snipping plants and back teeth suited for chewing. The large crowns are typical of browsers that chew tough leaves.

Last Updated: 15 September 2009

Tags plant-eating, dinosaurs, herbivores, herbivorous, tooth, teeth, jaw, fossil, Canada, Late Cretaceous,