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Ancient mitogenomes reveal a high maternal genetic diversity of Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros in Northern China.
BMC ecology and evolution - 26 Sept 2023
Yuan Junxia, Sun Guojiang, Xiao Bo, Hu Jiaming, Wang Linying, Taogetongqimuge, Bao Lei, Hou Yamei, Song Shiwen, Jiang Shan, Wu Yong, Pan Dong, Liu Yang, Westbury Michael V, Lai Xulong, Sheng Guilian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) is a typical indicator of cold-stage climate that was widely distributed in Northern Hemisphere during the Middle-Late Pleistocene. Although a plethora of fossils have been excavated from Northern China, their phylogenetic status, intraspecific diversity and phylogeographical structure are still vague. RESULTS: In the present study, we generated four...
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