Prehistoric 'nutcracker man' built for foraging

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 11:49 in Paleontology & Archaeology

An early 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.

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