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U.S. National Science Foundation

Image of Nutcracker Man Eating Fruit

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Nutcracker Man's diet has been a source of scientific debate because his powerful jaws, huge molars and big, flat cheek teeth indicated he probably fed on nuts and seeds or roots and tubers. But new research shows he most likely ate grass and possibly sedges.

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Nicolle Rager Fuller, National Science Foundation

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