A 20+ Ma old enamel proteome from Canada's High Arctic reveals diversification of Rhinocerotidae in the middle Eocene-Oligocene
Ryan Sinclair Paterson, Meaghan Mackie, Alessio Capobianco, Nicola S. Heckeberg, Danielle Fraser, Beatrice Demarchi, Fazeelah Munir, Ioannis Patramanis, Jazmín Ramos‐Madrigal, Shanlin Liu, Abigail Daisy Ramsøe, Marc R. Dickinson, Chloë Baldreki, Marisa Gilbert, Raffaele Sardella, , Enrico Cappellini
This paper retrieves ancient enamel protein sequences from a 21-24 Ma rhinocerotid, providing new phylogenetic insights into Rhinocerotidae diversification during the middle Eocene-Oligocene.
Nature · Jul 9, 2025Peer-reviewedPaleontology