Model demonstrating dentition of Majungasaurus crenatissimus, with skull bisection showing skull on the right-hand side, and transparent skull showing teeth in situ on the left-hand side. Teeth are colored to demonstrate patterns in dentition. Color schemes are color-blind friendly.
Model and scene constructed by Jaimi Gray (oVert team), using CT data of a Field Museum of Natural History specimen (FMNH PR 2100). Segmentation performed and meshes generated using Avizo (version 2020.1). Meshes further edited and scene created using Blender (version 2.80.75).
Modelling funded by the oVert TCN project at Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida (NSF DBI 1701714, https://tinyurl.com/oVertwiki). Model was created for education activity “Dinosaur Dentist” at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
CT data available on MorphoSource: https://www.morphosource.org/Detail/MediaDetail/Show/media_id/47264
Skull image from Sampson & Witmer 2007 https://doi.org/10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[32:CAOMCT]2.0.CO;2
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