... period she lived in, and forest areas were being replaced by grassland. Her teeth are small and unspecialized, indicating a mixed, omnivorous diet of mostly soft foods, such as fruits. The canines are highly developed in existing ape species and are small and undeveloped, in this species, much as in human beings. Overall, the teeth are quite like those of modern humans ... in bulk as females and considerably taller. In mammals, this large size disparity in the sexes usually means that males compete for mating privileges with females. However, the large fighting canines found in male gor...

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... dimorphic than humans, it is still a common trait that we passed on to present humans. Primates and humans have developed different dental features that represent how they each utilize their canines and incisors. (Clark 2014:292). The dental microwear in Australopithecus afarensis indicates that we lost our sharp canine compared to past ancestors due to their diet that mainly consisted of ... ...

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... the leg muscles to. The neck muscles are used to hold the head in an upright position. The face has eyes, ears, a nose, a jaw, and teeth. The teeth contain incisors, canines, premolars, and molars. The brain is incased in the skull. The skull is very protective of the brain, and it gives us the shape for our faces. Primates do have ... ...

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... were enlarged, and our foot was restructured. Wow, that is a lot of change! A human canine tooth is small, peg-like, and doesn't protrude from the tooth row. In contrast, chimp canines are much larger, robust, and protrude far above their tooth row. There are plenty of other little differences in hands, feet, and so on, but I've only discussed the major ... ...

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