Humans have a mighty bite: Size matters, but efficiency matters more
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 12:02
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The robust jaws and formidable teeth of some of our ancestors and ape cousins may suggest that humans are wimps when it comes to producing a powerful bite: but a new study has found the opposite is true, with major implications for our understanding of diet in ancestral humans.