Ancient genetic data reveals biological sex and genetic variability of Paranthropus robustus — HERI - Human Evolution Research Institute Using a technique called palaeoproteomics, researchers extracted 2-million-year-old protein remains from Paranthropus robustus teeth to reveal biological sex and genetic variability. 

#palaeoanthropology #Africa Researchers, spearheaded by Univ of Copenhagen & Univ of Cape Town have revealed the biological sex of 4 ancient prehuman relatives after retrieving ~2-million-year-old protein remains from teeth belonging to #Paranthropusrobustus www.heriuct.co.za/news-content...

Dive into the full paper for all the fascinating details and the implications of this groundbreaking find. 📝🔬www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/...

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Discovery: Human ancestors walked upright over 2 million years ago Paranthropus robustus fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal new insights into their diet, social structure, and survival 2 million years ago.

Discovery: Human ancestors walked upright over 2 million years ago: Paranthropus robustus fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal new insights into their diet, social structure, and survival 2 million years ago.

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A Small but Capable Walker: New Fossil Discovery Sheds Light on Paranthropus robustus Piecing Together an Elusive Skeleton

A Paranthropus robustus fossil from Swartkrans shows it walked upright—and was tiny. Was it also a tool user? Researchers are investigating. #HumanEvolution #FossilFind #ParanthropusRobustus #Swartkrans