DinoFact
Dinosaur Teeth and Claws
Facts about dinosaur teeth, claws, jaws and bites — from bone-crushing T. rex teeth to scythe-like claws.
- Many dinosaurs had sharp claws.
- Iguanodon means 'iguana tooth'.
- Compsognathus means 'pretty jaw'.
- Deinonychus means 'terrible claw'.
- The name Mononykus means 'one claw'.
- Some dinosaurs had hundreds of teeth.
- T. rex could open its jaws very wide.
- The name Baryonyx means 'heavy claw'.
- The name Troodon means 'wounding tooth'.
- The name Iguanodon means 'iguana tooth'.
- The name Rhabdodon means 'fluted tooth'.
- The name Orkoraptor means 'tooth thief'.
- The name Vulcanodon means 'volcano tooth'.
- A T. rex tooth could be as big as a banana.
- Sabre-toothed cats never met any dinosaurs.
- The name Deinonychus means 'terrible claw'.
- The name Compsognathus means 'elegant jaw'.
- The name Gnathovorax means 'ravenous jaws'.
- Sharp-edged teeth helped slice through meat.
- Incisivosaurus had buck teeth like a rodent.
- The name Nothronychus means 'slothful claw'.
- The name Hesperonychus means 'western claw'.
- Some dinosaurs used their claws to grab prey.
- T. rex teeth were thick and could crush bone.
- Some dinosaurs had claws as long as your arm.
- A dinosaur's strongest bite could crush bone.
- Flat teeth usually mean a dinosaur ate plants.
- Some dinosaurs had beaks with no teeth at all.
- A T. rex tooth was about the size of a banana.
- Mononykus had a single stubby claw on each arm.
- Atrociraptor was a small, sharp-toothed raptor.
- Velociraptor had a big curved claw on each foot.
- Dromaeosaurus was a sharp-toothed little raptor.
- Some dinosaurs had claws curved like fish hooks.
- Some dinosaurs had beaks instead of front teeth.
- Deinonychus had a large sickle claw on each foot.
- The name Hypsilophodon means 'high-crested tooth'.
- The name Shaochilong means 'shark-toothed dragon'.
- Some dinosaur claws were as long as kitchen knives.
- Segnosaurus was a big-clawed plant-eating dinosaur.
- A T. rex tooth was bigger than a grown-up's finger.
- Meat-eaters' teeth often had little saw-like edges.
- Some dinosaurs had teeth shaped like little leaves.
- Some meat-eaters had teeth shaped like steak knives.
- Some dinosaurs could regrow teeth their whole lives.
- Some dinosaur teeth were as small as grains of rice.
- Some dinosaurs had so many teeth they never ran out.
- Sharp, pointy teeth usually mean a dinosaur ate meat.
- Therizinosaurus had claws longer than a person's arm.
- A meat-eater's claws could be curved and razor-sharp.
- A meat-eating dinosaur's teeth were curved and sharp.
- Some dinosaurs are known from a single tooth or claw.
- Some dinosaurs had hundreds of teeth working at once.
- If a dinosaur lost a tooth, a new one could grow back.
- Tiny tools and even toothbrushes help dig out fossils.
- Beipiaosaurus was a feathered, big-clawed plant-eater.
- Megaraptor had large claws on its hands, not its feet.
- Some dinosaurs lost teeth in fights and grew new ones.
- A dinosaur's worn teeth can show what it liked to eat.
- Many dinosaurs grew new teeth all through their lives.