News Biology 12 April 2018
Development of teeth may hold clues to human evolution
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Examining the fossil record through the lens of evolutionary developmental biology may help scientists reassess the the evolutionary history of humans and other hominins, suggests a new report in the journal Science Advances.
Although the human body has 206 bones, the most durable and long-lasting part of the human skeleton is the teeth. Because of this, they are the most common item found in the hominoid fossil record and are thus a vital resource for paleoanthropology.
https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/development-of-teeth-may-hold-clues-to-human-evolution
