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Postcanine megadontia

Post-canine megadontia is a relative enlargement of the molars and premolars compared to the size of the incisors and canines. This phenomenon is seen in some early hominid ancestors such as Paranthropus aethiopicus.

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related to Genetics · 14
Postcanine megadontia → Another, Barx1, BMP4, FGF8, It, MSX1, One, PAX9, PITX2, Research, Shh, SHOX2, Some, There
related to Timeline and map · 13
Postcanine megadontia → Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, Distinctive, Ethiopia, In, It, Makapansgat, Middle Awash, Paranthropus, South Africa, Sterkfontein, Taung, The
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related to Archaeological evidence · 7
Postcanine megadontia → After Australopithecus, Australopithecus, Homo, P3, Paranthropus, Studies, The
related to Biomechanics · 6
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related to Compared with modern human dental morphology · 6
Postcanine megadontia → Australopithecus, Compared, Contrary, Paranthropus, Rather, The
related to Compared to primates and other species · 4
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related to Form · 2
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molars postcanine megadontia size species teeth hominids hominid homo premolars paranthropus diet australopithecus found food enlargement early modern compared tooth

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Paranthropus aethiopicusinstance ofThis phenomenon is seen in some early hominid ancestors0.80text
dentition with reduced caninesinstance ofDistinctive features in A. ramidus0.80text
the skullinstance ofDistinctive features in A. ramidus0.80text
hindlimbinstance ofDistinctive features in A. ramidus0.80text
forelimb suggest it to be near the split between the chimpanzeeinstance ofDistinctive features in A. ramidus0.80text
hominin lineages.It was the origin of Australopithecus africanusinstance ofDistinctive features in A. ramidus0.80text
found in several regions of South Africainstance ofDistinctive features in A. ramidus0.80text
H. heidelbergensisinstance ofSpecies after H. floresiensis0.80text
H. neanderthalensisinstance ofSpecies after H. floresiensis0.80text
and H. sapiens began to show instead wider frontal teethinstance ofSpecies after H. floresiensis0.80text
a decrease in size of the molars compared to earlier speciesinstance ofSpecies after H. floresiensis0.80text
MSX1instance ofand homeobox genes0.80text

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