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When the paleontologists studied the tooth marks, they used high powered microscope to look deeper into the evidence.
當古生物學家們研究這些齒痕時，他們使用高倍顯微鏡來更深入地了解這些證據。
What they found were tell-tale serrations meaning the culprit who chewed these bones had serrated teeth and jaws powerful enough to cut the bone.
他們發現了泄露秘密的鋸齒痕跡，這表明咬到這些骨頭的肇事者擁有鋸齒狀牙齒，而且頜部有力能夠切開骨頭。
Since no other dinosaur on Madagascar had been found with teeth this large, pretty much ruled out all of the predators.
因為在馬達加斯加沒有其它恐龍有這么大的牙齒，這就基本排除了所有其它掠食者。
Measuring the width, length and serrated edges of the teeth and calculating the spacing between the teeth and the jaw,
通過測量這些牙齒的寬度長度和鋸齒狀邊緣并且計算牙齒和頜骨間的間隙，
scientists were able to determine that the teeth and jaws of Majungasaurus match the gash marks in the bone almost perfectly.
科學家們能夠確定瑪君龍的牙齒和頜部與骨頭上溝痕的匹配近乎完美。
Majungasaurus has serrated teeth. Each one of those little serrations is call a denticle.
瑪君龍有鋸齒狀的牙齒。每一個這樣小的鋸齒叫做小齒。
The denticle marks found in the bones were spaced about 0.48 millimeters apart.
在被發現的骨頭上的小齒痕跡之間的間隙大概是0.48毫米。
In studying Majungasaurus teeth, paleontologists just discovered that they had an average spacing for about 0.5 millimeters.
通過研究瑪君龍牙齒古生物學家們也發現了這些小齒間隙的均值是大概0.5毫米。
That's nearly identical to those left on the bone.
這和骨頭上的痕跡幾乎一模一樣。
What began as a routine dig was looking to change history.
一次例行的挖掘看來會改變歷史。
Two Majungasaurus in a fight to the death.
兩頭瑪君龍進行了生死搏斗。
These bite marks were not just the result of the fight.
這些咬痕不只是搏斗的結果。
One Majungasaurus appears to have eaten the other.
看起來一頭瑪君龍吃了另一頭。
We know that this isn't just fighting, not just bite marks on the snort, for example.
我們知道這不僅是打斗不像是在鼻子上留下的咬痕。
These are tooth marks that are on the inside bones of the body,
在其身體內部的骨頭上也有齒痕，
on leg bones and back bones and ribs that you couldn't get to from the outside.
包括腿骨、脊柱和肋骨這樣的地方從外面咬不到。
So clearly, at least on occasion, Majungasaurus ate other Majungasaurus.
所以很明顯，起碼有一次一頭瑪君龍吃了另一頭。
With what appeared to be proof that they were looking at cannibalism,
在看來好像是同類相食的證據之外，
other evidence was needed to piece together why these creatures might have fought this battle.
仍然需要其它證據來弄清楚為什么它們要進行這場搏斗。
