Teeth 'time capsule' reveals that 2 million years ago, early humans breastfed for up to 6 years
- Written by Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Senior research fellow, Southern Cross University
The teeth in these _Australopithecus africanus_ skulls contain important evidence about the nutrition of these individuals as they grew up. Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Author provided
Humans’ distant ancestor Australopithecus africanus had a unique approach to raising their young, as shown in our new research published today in Nature.
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