Diet of early human relative Australopithecus shows surprises, says Texas A&M researcher
Australopithecus sediba, believed to be an early relative of modern-day humans, enjoyed a diet of leaves, fruits, nuts, and bark, which meant they probably lived in a more wooded environment than is generally thought, a surprising find published in the current issue of Nature magazine by an international team of researchers that includes a Texas A&M University anthropologist. read more...
Source: e! Science News - Wednesday, 27 June, 2012
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