Evolution's bite
a story of teeth, diet, and human origins
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Word Count
59,000 words, Guess
Page Count
236 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveevolutionsbitest0000unga
- ISBN-100691160538
- ISBN-139780691160535
- Library of Congress Control Number2016960239
- OCLC Control Number962355084
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780691160535
- Open LibraryOL26956085M
Classifications
- DDC599.9/43
- LCCGN281.4 .U54 2017
- LCCGN281.4.U54 2017
Description
Ungar describes how a tooth's "foodprints"--Distinctive patterns of microscopic wear and tear--provide telltale details about what an animal actually ate in the past. These clues, combined with groundbreaking research in paleoclimatology, demonstrate how a changing climate altered the food options available to our ancestors, what Ungar calls the biospheric buffet. When diets change, species change, and Ungar traces how diet and an unpredictable climate determined who among our ancestors was winnowed out and who survived, as well as why we transitioned from the role of forager to farmer. By sifting through the evidence--and the scars on our teeth--Ungar makes the important case for what might or might not be the most natural diet for humans.
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