Apr 14, 2015 · New research led by Holton and colleagues posits that our chins don’t come from mechanical forces such as chewing, but instead are the result of an evolutionary adaptation involving face size and...

Neanderthal anatomy is characterised by a long, flat skull and a stocky body plan. When first discovered, Neanderthals were thought to be anatomically comparable to Aboriginal Australians, in accord with historical race concepts.

Feb 2, 2016 · Many scientists have stroked their chins in puzzlement over, well… the human chin. The bony nub that juts out from the bottom of the lower jaw is unique in the animal kingdom, and although...

When you look at a primate or neanderthal skull and compare it to modern humans, it is immediately noticeable that we have a feature they are missing. In fact, it's missing from all other species: A chin.

Apr 16, 2015 · As human faces became smaller in our evolution from archaic humans to today – in fact, our faces are roughly 15 % shorter than Neanderthals’ – the chin became a bony prominence, the adapted, pointy emblem at the bottom of our face.

Unlike modern humans, Neanderthals didn't have much of a chin. Side views of an approximately 50,000-year-old Neanderthal skull from La Ferrassie, France, next to an approximately 20,000-year-old Homo sapiens fossil from Abri Pataud, France.

Feb 12, 2025 · In contrast, modern humans have a more gracile mandible, with a distinct chin—a feature absent in Neanderthals. This anatomical difference is associated with the dietary shift towards softer, cooked foods.

New research led by Holton and colleagues at the UI posits that our chins don't come from mechanical forces such as chewing, but instead results from an evolutionary adaptation involving face...

Apr 13, 2015 · Look at a primate or a Neanderthal skull and compare it with a modern human's. Notice anything missing? We have one feature that primates, Neanderthals, archaic humans—any species, for that matter—don’t possess: a chin.

Apr 13, 2015 · New research led by Holton and colleagues at the UI posits that our chins don't come from mechanical forces such as chewing, but instead results from an evolutionary adaptation involving face...