Mechanical evidence that Australopithecus sediba was limited in its ability to eat hard foods

Dietary adaptations of extinct early humans are often inferred from dental microwear data. Here, the authors employ mechanical analyses to show that Australopithecus sedibahad limited ability to consume hard foods.

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Autores principales:	Justin A. Ledogar, Amanda L. Smith, Stefano Benazzi, Gerhard W. Weber, Mark A. Spencer, Keely B. Carlson, Kieran P. McNulty, Paul C. Dechow, Ian R. Grosse, Callum F. Ross, Brian G. Richmond, Barth W. Wright, Qian Wang, Craig Byron, Kristian J. Carlson, Darryl J. de Ruiter, Lee R. Berger, Kelli Tamvada, Leslie C. Pryor, Michael A. Berthaume, David S. Strait
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2016
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b9f0c2b7045946138b48ac3d65b83d0f2021-12-02T15:35:43ZMechanical evidence that Australopithecus sediba was limited in its ability to eat hard foods10.1038/ncomms105962041-1723https://doaj.org/article/b9f0c2b7045946138b48ac3d65b83d0f2016-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10596https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Dietary adaptations of extinct early humans are often inferred from dental microwear data. Here, the authors employ mechanical analyses to show that Australopithecus sedibahad limited ability to consume hard foods.Justin A. LedogarAmanda L. SmithStefano BenazziGerhard W. WeberMark A. SpencerKeely B. CarlsonKieran P. McNultyPaul C. DechowIan R. GrosseCallum F. RossBrian G. RichmondBarth W. WrightQian WangCraig ByronKristian J. CarlsonDarryl J. de RuiterLee R. BergerKelli TamvadaLeslie C. PryorMichael A. BerthaumeDavid S. StraitNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2016)
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description	Dietary adaptations of extinct early humans are often inferred from dental microwear data. Here, the authors employ mechanical analyses to show that Australopithecus sedibahad limited ability to consume hard foods.
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author	Justin A. Ledogar Amanda L. Smith Stefano Benazzi Gerhard W. Weber Mark A. Spencer Keely B. Carlson Kieran P. McNulty Paul C. Dechow Ian R. Grosse Callum F. Ross Brian G. Richmond Barth W. Wright Qian Wang Craig Byron Kristian J. Carlson Darryl J. de Ruiter Lee R. Berger Kelli Tamvada Leslie C. Pryor Michael A. Berthaume David S. Strait
author_facet	Justin A. Ledogar Amanda L. Smith Stefano Benazzi Gerhard W. Weber Mark A. Spencer Keely B. Carlson Kieran P. McNulty Paul C. Dechow Ian R. Grosse Callum F. Ross Brian G. Richmond Barth W. Wright Qian Wang Craig Byron Kristian J. Carlson Darryl J. de Ruiter Lee R. Berger Kelli Tamvada Leslie C. Pryor Michael A. Berthaume David S. Strait
author_sort	Justin A. Ledogar
title	Mechanical evidence that Australopithecus sediba was limited in its ability to eat hard foods
title_short	Mechanical evidence that Australopithecus sediba was limited in its ability to eat hard foods
title_full	Mechanical evidence that Australopithecus sediba was limited in its ability to eat hard foods
title_fullStr	Mechanical evidence that Australopithecus sediba was limited in its ability to eat hard foods
title_full_unstemmed	Mechanical evidence that Australopithecus sediba was limited in its ability to eat hard foods
title_sort	mechanical evidence that australopithecus sediba was limited in its ability to eat hard foods
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2016
url	https://doaj.org/article/b9f0c2b7045946138b48ac3d65b83d0f
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Mechanical evidence that Australopithecus sediba was limited in its ability to eat hard foods

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