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The Chin Is an Accident: What 500 Ape Skulls Tell Us About Human Uniqueness
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The Chin Is an Accident: What 500 Ape Skulls Tell Us About Human Uniqueness

New evidence suggests our most distinctive facial feature evolved as an evolutionary side effect, not an adaptation.

You have a chin. So does everyone you know. It juts forward from the base of your jaw, gives structure to your lower face, and probably figures into how you think about your own appearance. It also makes you a member of the only species on Earth that has one.

Chimpanzees don’t have chins. Gorillas don’t have chins. Neanderthals didn’t have chins. No exti…

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