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- 'Homo' is the only primate whose tooth size decreases as its brain size increases
Scientists have discovered a curious characteristic of the members of the human lineage, classed as the genus Homo: they are the only primates where, throughout their 2.5-million year history, the size of their teeth has decreased in tandem with the increase in their brain size.
April 3, 2014 - Science Daily