Deming Yang
@demingyang.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Anatomy at Midwestern University. Hominin evolution, eastern Africa, faunal change, teeth, stable isotopes, and Bayesian models. Practical microbiologist, culinary enthusiast, photographer
Our fieldwork is sponsored by @amnh.org National Science Foundation, National Geographic Society, @leakeyfoundation.org Our field team came from NMK, U Nairobi and the Enkorica village of Narok
December 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Our fieldwork is sponsored by @amnh.org National Science Foundation, National Geographic Society, @leakeyfoundation.org Our field team came from NMK, U Nairobi and the Enkorica village of Narok
I'm fortunate work with our amazing team that include Kyalo Manthi at National Museums of Kenya, Julia Arenson at Yale, Erin DiMaggio at Penn State, Stan Ambrose at UIUC, Antoine Souron at U Bordeaux, and Ashley Hammond at Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont
December 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I'm fortunate work with our amazing team that include Kyalo Manthi at National Museums of Kenya, Julia Arenson at Yale, Erin DiMaggio at Penn State, Stan Ambrose at UIUC, Antoine Souron at U Bordeaux, and Ashley Hammond at Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont
Unlike most "mini pigs" on Instagram, Cainochoerus is a true mini pig, standing at ~knee height of a mid-sized human (image below). Unfortunately, it went extinct a few million years back. The fossils that we found consist of jaw fragments and teeth. More in the paper!
December 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Unlike most "mini pigs" on Instagram, Cainochoerus is a true mini pig, standing at ~knee height of a mid-sized human (image below). Unfortunately, it went extinct a few million years back. The fossils that we found consist of jaw fragments and teeth. More in the paper!