Strange Tooth Discovery Prompts Rethink of Human Evolution - SciTechDaily

A study into tooth wear in a group of wild Japanese macaques has significant implications for the study of human evolution, a University of Otago study has shown. Lead author Dr. Ian Towle and Dr. Carolina Loch, of the Sir John Walsh Research Institute, in co…

Koshima Island macaque (left) and Neandertal (right), both upper central incisors showing large vertical scratches. Credit: Ian Towle and John C. Willman. A study into tooth wear in a group of wild … [+3141 chars]

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