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We analyzed genomes from mammoths that lived 1.2 - 0.7 million years ago (Ma), and discovered a previously unknown genetic lineage of mammoth that diverged from from the woolly mammoth lineage more than 2 Ma. We call this new lineage the “Krestovka mammoth”.
Aug 17, 2020 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
Follow this thread for an almost unbelievable story, hiding in the SI of this paper: cell.com/current-biolog…
Ten years ago, a roughly 14,000 year old frozen #dog or #wolf#puppy was found in Russia. It's been named Tumat.
Subsequently, an autopsy of Tumat was conducted (1/n).
Inside the puppy's stomach, @MhsSindging, Sergey Fedorov & others found a hairy piece of tissue.
The mystery tissue from Tumat's tummy was sent to #CpgSthlm, where @nibbledtodeath extracted DNA to identify the species that the tissue belonged to.