Researchers used
a partial upper jaw and two lower jaws (one recovered in two pieces), to describe the species.
Fossils discovered in Ethiopia, including
this partial upper jaw with teeth, come from a new species in the human evolutionary family.
Myers identified the new pterosaur from
a partial upper jaw — specifically the tip of the blunt snout, or rostrum.
Although the Misliya fossil — which includes
a partial upper jaw, intact teeth, part of the cheekbone, the roof of the mouth and the bottom of the nasal opening — displays a few features in common with Neandertals and other ancient Homo groups, several dental traits appear only in H. sapiens, Quam says.
Not exact matches
Dr. Lisa Fink, our board - certified oral surgeon, and Dr. Oliver Morgan, our board - certified surgeon, together performed a
partial maxillectomy removing a portion of the left
upper jaw bone.