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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| 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 |
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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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| spelling | doaj.art-b9f0c2b7045946138b48ac3d65b83d0f2022-12-21T23:08:57ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232016-02-01711910.1038/ncomms10596Mechanical evidence that Australopithecus sediba was limited in its ability to eat hard foodsJustin A. Ledogar0Amanda L. Smith1Stefano Benazzi2Gerhard W. Weber3Mark A. Spencer4Keely B. Carlson5Kieran P. McNulty6Paul C. Dechow7Ian R. Grosse8Callum F. Ross9Brian G. Richmond10Barth W. Wright11Qian Wang12Craig Byron13Kristian J. Carlson14Darryl J. de Ruiter15Lee R. Berger16Kelli Tamvada17Leslie C. Pryor18Michael A. Berthaume19David S. Strait20Department of Anthropology, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222, USADepartment of Anthropology, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222, USADepartment of Cultural Heritage, University of BolognaDepartment of Anthropology, University of ViennaDepartment of Biology, South Mountain Community CollegeDepartment of Anthropology, Texas A&M UniversityDepartment of Anthropology, University of MinnesotaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University Baylor College of DentistryDepartment of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of MassachusettsDepartment of Organismal Biology & Anatomy, University of ChicagoDepartment of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyDepartment of Anatomy, Kansas City University of Medicine and BiosciencesDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University Baylor College of DentistryDepartment of Biology, Mercer UniversityEvolutionary Studies Institute, University of the WitwatersrandDepartment of Anthropology, Texas A&M UniversityEvolutionary Studies Institute, University of the WitwatersrandDepartment of Anthropology, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222, USADepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University Baylor College of DentistryDepartment of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyDepartment of Anthropology, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222, USADietary 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10596 |
| spellingShingle | 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 Mechanical evidence that Australopithecus sediba was limited in its ability to eat hard foods Nature Communications |
| title | 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_short | 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 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10596 |
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