Dental microwear and diet of the Plio-Pleistocene hominin Paranthropus boisei.
The Plio-Pleistocene hominin Paranthropus boisei had enormous, flat, thickly enameled cheek teeth, a robust cranium and mandible, and inferred massive, powerful chewing muscles. This specialized morphology, which earned P. boisei the nickname "Nutcracker Man", suggests that this hominin co...
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Auteurs principaux: | Peter S Ungar, Frederick E Grine, Mark F Teaford |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008
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