Revelations from 17-million-year-old ape teeth could lead to new ...
2022年8月22日 · Cutting-edge analysis of fossil ape teeth reveals ancient seasonal change in Africa, long before human ancestors appeared. The method will be crucial for the future study of early hominins.
Changes in primate teeth linked to rise of monkeys
2016年7月11日 · UC Berkeley paleontologists have identified distinctive features of primate teeth that allow them to track the evolution of our ape and monkey ancestors, shedding light on a mysterious increase in monkey species that occurred during a period of climate change 8 million years ago. The threat display of a Hamadryas baboon.
‘Dragon teeth' reveal ancient ape's place in primate family tree
2019年11月13日 · Now, by piecing together clues from proteins in the enamel of a 1.9-million-year-old tooth found in Chuifeng Cave in southern China, researchers have evidence that at last allows them to place G. blacki on the primate family tree.
Monkey teeth are shedding new light on how early humans used …
2022年3月4日 · “Toothpick” grooves on back teeth and large vertical scratches on front teeth are thought to be unique to hominins, and most likely caused by distinctive tool use. The markings are used as ...
Fossil teeth tell of ancient ape diets - National Geographic
2010年4月1日 · During the swath of prehistory ~23-5 million years ago known as the Miocene a variety of ape species inhabited forests through much of Africa, Europe, and Asia, and a new study published in the...
Primate - Teeth, Diet, Evolution | Britannica
2024年10月4日 · Characteristically, the teeth of Old World monkeys have a function in the maintenance of social order within the group as well as an overtly offensive role; their function as organs of digestion is relatively unimportant.
Dental topography and diets of platyrrhine primates
2016年11月15日 · There have been many advances in the study of dental functional morphology since that time. Here we review the various approaches to characterizing and comparing occlusal form that have been developed, especially dental topographic analysis.
Oldest evidence of split between Old World monkeys and …
2013年5月15日 · Apr. 9, 2020 — Four fossilized monkey teeth discovered deep in the Peruvian Amazon provide new evidence that more than one group of ancient primates journeyed across the Atlantic Ocean from ...
Monkey Teeth Shed New Light on How Early Humans Used Tools
2022年3月7日 · “Toothpick” grooves on back teeth and large vertical scratches on front teeth are thought to be unique to hominins, and most likely caused by distinctive tool use. The markings are used as evidence for the earliest forms of cultural habits identified during human evolution.
Fossilized Monkey Teeth Help Fill 6-Million-Year-Old Gap in …
2023年10月2日 · Researchers have used fossilized teeth found near Lake Turkana in northwest Kenya to identify a new monkey species — a discovery that helps fill a 6-million-year gap in primate evolution.