Human ancestors may have eaten hard plant tissues without damaging teeth

ScienceDaily
Jan 17, 2020, 8:08 am164 ptsTrending
Hard plant foods may have made up a larger part of early human ancestors' diet than currently presumed, according to a new experimental study of modern tooth enamel. The results have implications for reconstructing diet, and for our interpretation of the fossil record of human evolution, researchers said.

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