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Fossil teeth reveal how brains developed in utero over millions of years of human evolution – new research

  • Written by Tesla Monson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Western Washington University
Fossil teeth reveal how brains developed in utero over millions of years of human evolution – new researchAny hominid fossil find with molar teeth can be plugged into a new equation that reveals its species' prenatal growth rate.Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty Images

Fossilized bones help tell the story of what human beings and our predecessors were doing hundreds of thousands of years ago. But how can you learn about important parts of our...

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