Determining the sex of 2-million-year-old human ancestor, Paranthropus robustus from teeth in Africa

Determining the sex of 2-million-year-old human ancestor, Paranthropus robustus from teeth in Africa

Anthropologists have used enamel from 2-million-year-old teeth to determine the biological sex and genetic variability of ancient hominins in Africa. The new method will deepen anthropologists’ understanding of our early human ancestors and how modern humans evolved. Paranthropus robustus was a species of ape-like hominin that lived about 2.3 million to 870,000 years ago in southern Africa. The species grew to just 1.2m tall and had a robust bui…