tooth marks
Signs of biting
Tooth marks are indentations left by teeth on a surface—usually from biting into food, but also from chewing on objects or from animal bites.
The term appears in contexts ranging from the domestic tooth marks on the apple to the forensic, where dental impressions can identify a biter.
- bitePierce with teeth
- gnawBite repeatedly at
- indentationInward cut or setback
- punctureHole from penetration
- chewGrind with teeth
chew toy · nibble · imprint · scratch · wound · fangs · canine · jaw · flesh · skin · bruise · impression · animal · wild animal · predator · forensic · crime scene · evidence
- trace fossilstrace fossils, trackway, trackways, burrows, burrow
- fossilsdinosaur bones, ammonite, amber, ammonites, fossils
- paleontologydinosaurs, fossil, paleontology, fossil record, dinosaur bones
- fossilizationfossilization, petrification, mineralization, carbonization, cast
type of mark/impression
tooth marksknife marks
Scratches from blade use
claw marks · burn marks · fingerprints · smooth surface · scratches
tooth, marks, teeth, toothed, toothy, toothless, toothsome, mark, marked