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Robust Australopithecines

Topic: Discuss ideas regarding robust australopithecine diet. What do you think robust australopithecines ate? Why? Be specific and name three morphological correlates of their probable diet."

As we explain the diet of the Robust australopithecine, we must explain some of morphological functions that enabled them to eat what they could. We will examine the functional complex of the teeth, jaw, and cranium which all come together to serve a purpose in eating. The robust australopithecines have taken this certain adaptation to an extreme scale, having enormous, flat molars and relatively small blade-like incisors and canines. Due to the huge premolars and mol...

Posted by: Sheryl Hogges

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