Tag: Dental evolution

Evidence shows hominin ancestors used stone tools to process meat over 3.2 million years ago. This fact is central to the debate over whether the human mouth is made to eat meat, a question that involves our evolutionary history and anatomical features.

While our canines lack the ferocious size of a carnivore's, the unique combination of our dental structures strongly indicates a mixed diet. The question is not whether humans have omnivore teeth, but how our specific dental features confirm this classification.