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Humans Are the only Primates with a Chin – Now We Finally Know Why
The human chin likely evolved as an incidental result of skull changes linked to brain size increase and facial reduction, according to a study analyzing 532 ape and human skulls.
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Why Do Humans Have Chins? We're the Only Species That Does.
According to new research, that knobby slab of bone jutting from our lower jaw is more than just a bit of angular bone or a sign of facial superiority. It’s likely just an evolutionary accident. In a study published in PLOS One, anthropologist Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel and colleagues argue that the human chin likely evolved “by accident.” Rather than being shaped by natural selection for chewing, speaking, or being the perfect canvas for a well…
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Researchers have shown that this bone excretion, absent in all other primates, would not have been shaped by natural selection to improve survival.
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