Uncovering New Insights into the Diets of Early Primates
A new study recently published in the journal Nature Communications has revealed some fascinating insights into the diets of early primates.
Researchers studied the fossil teeth of a species of early primate called Anchomomys that lived in what is now Southern Europe between 42 and 35 million years ago. The fossil teeth allowed them to reconstruct the diet of Anchomomys, and what they found was surprising.
Analysis of the teeth revealed that Anchomomys was an omnivore, meaning it ate both plant and animal material—something that was previously thought to be unique to humans. This discovery sheds new light on the dietary habits of early primates and suggests that omnivory was a common feature of many early primates.
source: Phys.org