megadont

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1. biologyHaving large teeth

   Australopithecus garhi is certainly megadont, at least relative to craniofacial size.

   1999 April 23, Berhane Asfaw et al., “Australopithecus garhi: A New Species of Early Hominid from Ethiopia”, in Science, volume 284, number 5414, →DOI, pages 629–635

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   Molar enamel thickness is a morphological trait that differentiates African apes from hominins, being manifested most dramatically in the megadont hominins (Paranthropus spp.) with hyperthick enamel.

   2012, Justin D. Yeakel et al., “Stable isotopes, functional morphology, and human evolution: a model of consilience”, in arXiv