Enamel proteins reveal biological sex and genetic variability within southern African Paranthropus
P. P. Madupe, C. Koenig, I. Patramanis, P. L. Rüther, N. Hlazo, M. Mackie, M. Tawane, J. Krueger, A. J. Taurozzi, G. B. Troche, J. Kibii, R. Pickering, M. R. Dickinson, Y. Sahle, D. Kgotleng, , E. Cappellini
This study uses enamel proteomics to determine biological sex and assess intraspecific variation in Paranthropus robustus from South Africa, supporting the idea that morphological variation may reflect taxonomic diversity.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2023Evolutionary Biology