Our Origins: Discovering Physical Anthropology (Fourth Edition)
Our Origins: Discovering Physical Anthropology (Fourth Edition)
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Author: Clark Spencer Larsen
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Introduction: In primates, there are three kinds of canines, in which horizontally oriented canines is a type. In humans, the canines are vertical, small, and incisor-shaped. However, only in humans, the canines are subjected to wear at the tip of the tooth.

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