The phylogenetic relationships between hominins of the Early Pleistocene epoch in Eurasia,
such as Homo antecessor, and hominins that appear later in the fossil record during the …

The sequencing of ancient DNA has enabled the reconstruction of speciation, migration and
admixture events for extinct taxa 1 . However, the irreversible post-mortem degradation 2 of …

Fossils were thought to lack original organic molecules, but chemical analyses show that
some can survive. Dinosaur bone has been proposed to preserve collagen, osteocytes, and …

Abstract Analysis of the predictable breakdown of proteins and amino acids in ancient
biominerals enables age estimation over the Quaternary. We postulate that enamel is a suitable …

Despite the vast array of different geochronological tools available, dating the Paleolithic
remains one of the discipline’s greatest challenges. This review focuses on two different dating …

Evolution on islands, together with the often extreme phenotypic changes associated with it,
has attracted much interest from evolutionary biologists. However, measuring the rate of …

The evolutionary relationships among extinct African hominin taxa are highly debated and
largely unresolved, due in part to a lack of molecular data. Even within taxa, it is not always …

An aminostratigraphical study was undertaken to provide an independent test of the veracity
of the East European Mammal zonation. This important biostratigraphical scheme was …

Despite the vast array of different geochronological tools available, dating the Paleolithic
remains one of the discipline’s greatest challenges. This review focuses on two different dating …

Proteins are the most stable of the macromolecules that carry genetic information over long
periods of time. Closed systems are more likely to retain endogenous proteins or their …