dental hominid

...Therefore, their diet was similar, and they likely ate a lot of hard plants. In order to determine whether or not it was human, not only the teeth but also the characteristics of the skull and limb bones that indicate the way of movement are important, but due to a lack of data, the emphasis is on the teeth, and it is also called a "dental hominid." Based on the distribution of fossils, Ramapithecus seems to have spread throughout East Africa and the Eurasian continent, and there were also regional variations.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "dental hominid" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…したがって食性も似ていて，固い植物を多く摂食したらしい。ヒトか否かを決定するためには，歯ばかりでなく，頭骨や運動様式を示す四肢骨の特徴なども重要だが，資料がないため，歯に偏重しがちで〈歯牙人類dental hominid〉ともいわれる。化石の分布からラマピテクスは東アフリカやユーラシア大陸に広がり，地域的変異もあったらしい。…

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