Ancient Proteins Survive Much Longer than Expected and offer new insights into rhino evolution

In paleontology, the old days of pick-and-shovel and drawing evolutionary relationships based on anatomy alone may not be long gone, but they’re certainly being overshadowed by advances in the lab.

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Two studies of proteins teased from the tooth enamel of ancient rhinos and other mammals illustrate great advances in using molecular biology to decipher evolutionary relationships from bones buried long ago.

Both studies were published concurrently in the journal