Australopithecus sediba ate bark

Australopithecus sediba, a short, gangly South African species from two million years ago, targeted trees, bushes and fruits for its diet, chomping on harder foods than other known early hominids, or human ancestors. Virtually all others that have been tested from Africa—including Paranthropus boisei, dubbed “Nutcracker Man” thanks to its massive jaws and teeth—focused more on grasses and sedges.