Science news articles about 'nutcracker man'

... human who lived between two and three million years ago had teeth and jaws that functioned like a nutcracker, allowing the individual to bite through nutshells with ease, according to a new study.

An early human with a big mouth made for chomping strangely preferred to eat soft, squishy fruits, new dental analyses suggest.

... suggest that the ancient human “cousin” known as the “Nutcracker Man” wasn’t regularly eating ... million years ago and is known popularly as the “Nutcracker Man” because it has the biggest, flattest cheek ...