How can we tell what the hominins ate? Read two articles about diet in early hominins. Then answer questions about hominin diet.

Diet and the Evolution of the Earliest Human Ancestors

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=17605

Mmm, that's Crunchy

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1200/is_20_168/ai_n15927875

Tooth Study Reveals Diet of Early Humans

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0803_050803_hominindiet.html

Think about: According to these articles, what are the major differences in diet between the hominin species?

1			Why do you think there are so many differences between hominin teeth and dietary patterns and those of Miocene and modern apes?
2			Examine the figures and tables at the end of the NIH article. Do they show any patterns that reinforce or contradict information we have covered in the text and Online Learning Center? Give specific examples.