Changes in Human Diet Shed Light on Human Evolution


July 23, 2019

David Patterson holds a hippopotamus tooth at East Turkana. This tooth was later sampled for its isotopic signature and included

A study led by David Patterson, PhD ‘16, finds a dietary shift about 1.65 million years ago when the genus Homo incorporated vegetation into their meals, demonstrating a divergence from earlier human ancestors.

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