Mechanical evidence that Australopithecus sediba was limited in its ability to eat hard foods

Australopithecus sediba has been hypothesized to be a close relative of the genus Homo. Here we show that MH1, the type specimen of A. sediba, was not optimized to produce high molar bite force and appears to have been limited in its ability to consume foods that were mechanically challenging to eat...

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Published in:Nat Commun
Main Authors: Ledogar, Justin A., Smith, Amanda L., Benazzi, Stefano, Weber, Gerhard W., Spencer, Mark A., Carlson, Keely B., McNulty, Kieran P., Dechow, Paul C., Grosse, Ian R., Ross, Callum F., Richmond, Brian G., Wright, Barth W., Wang, Qian, Byron, Craig, Carlson, Kristian J., de Ruiter, Darryl J., Berger, Lee R., Tamvada, Kelli, Pryor, Leslie C., Berthaume, Michael A., Strait, David S.
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Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4748115/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26853550
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10596
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