tooth marks

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Martin is a geologist and paleontologist focused primarily on ichnology -- the study of traces of life such as tracks, burrows, nests and tooth marks.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

Meanwhile, in graves all over Greece, excavators have uncovered small, globular ceramic bottles with spouts, some with baby tooth marks on the spouts, Sneed reports in the paper.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 10, 2021

The cakes are finished with a white-chocolate glaze that sets, but not fully — it’ll hold tiny tooth marks and stretch a bit when you bite.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2021

A semicircle of tooth marks, as large as his head, were imprinted on either side.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2018

All I knew was if I found tooth marks on one page of my rocket book, I was going to declare hunting season on a certain bushy-tailed rodent.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam