Chimpanzee dentition (left) and Afarensis
dentition (right). Note the diastema or gap between the incisors and the
canines in both sets of teeth.
Afarensis dentition
(left) and later Homo erectus dentition (right). Note the difference
in shape and arrangement of the teeth. Our dentition is rounder and significantly
smaller (our teeth are actually much smaller than those shown here for Homo
erectus.
