Diverse Plant and Animal Genetic Records from Holocene and Pleistocene Sediments
Genetic analyses of permafrost and temperate sediments reveal that plant and animal DNA may be preserved for long periods, even in the absence of obvious macrofossils. In Siberia, five permafrost cores ranging from 400,000 to 10,000 years old contained at least 19 different plant taxa, including the...
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craaas:10.1126/science.1084114 2024-10-13T14:10:13+00:00 Diverse Plant and Animal Genetic Records from Holocene and Pleistocene Sediments Willerslev, Eske Hansen, Anders J. Binladen, Jonas Brand, Tina B. Gilbert, M. Thomas P. Shapiro, Beth Bunce, Michael Wiuf, Carsten Gilichinsky, David A. Cooper, Alan 2003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1084114 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1084114 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 300, issue 5620, page 791-795 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 2003 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1084114 2024-09-27T04:00:51Z Genetic analyses of permafrost and temperate sediments reveal that plant and animal DNA may be preserved for long periods, even in the absence of obvious macrofossils. In Siberia, five permafrost cores ranging from 400,000 to 10,000 years old contained at least 19 different plant taxa, including the oldest authenticated ancient DNA sequences known, and megafaunal sequences including mammoth, bison, and horse. The genetic data record a number of dramatic changes in the taxonomic diversity and composition of Beringian vegetation and fauna. Temperate cave sediments in New Zealand also yielded DNA sequences of extinct biota, including two species of ratite moa, and 29 plant taxa characteristic of the prehuman environment. Therefore, many sedimentary deposits may contain unique, and widespread, genetic records of paleoenvironments. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost Siberia AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Moa ENVELOPE(15.184,15.184,67.286,67.286) New Zealand Science 300 5620 791 795 |
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Genetic analyses of permafrost and temperate sediments reveal that plant and animal DNA may be preserved for long periods, even in the absence of obvious macrofossils. In Siberia, five permafrost cores ranging from 400,000 to 10,000 years old contained at least 19 different plant taxa, including the oldest authenticated ancient DNA sequences known, and megafaunal sequences including mammoth, bison, and horse. The genetic data record a number of dramatic changes in the taxonomic diversity and composition of Beringian vegetation and fauna. Temperate cave sediments in New Zealand also yielded DNA sequences of extinct biota, including two species of ratite moa, and 29 plant taxa characteristic of the prehuman environment. Therefore, many sedimentary deposits may contain unique, and widespread, genetic records of paleoenvironments. |
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Willerslev, Eske Hansen, Anders J. Binladen, Jonas Brand, Tina B. Gilbert, M. Thomas P. Shapiro, Beth Bunce, Michael Wiuf, Carsten Gilichinsky, David A. Cooper, Alan Diverse Plant and Animal Genetic Records from Holocene and Pleistocene Sediments |
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Willerslev, Eske Hansen, Anders J. Binladen, Jonas Brand, Tina B. Gilbert, M. Thomas P. Shapiro, Beth Bunce, Michael Wiuf, Carsten Gilichinsky, David A. Cooper, Alan |
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Diverse Plant and Animal Genetic Records from Holocene and Pleistocene Sediments |
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Diverse Plant and Animal Genetic Records from Holocene and Pleistocene Sediments |
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Diverse Plant and Animal Genetic Records from Holocene and Pleistocene Sediments |
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Diverse Plant and Animal Genetic Records from Holocene and Pleistocene Sediments |
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Diverse Plant and Animal Genetic Records from Holocene and Pleistocene Sediments |
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diverse plant and animal genetic records from holocene and pleistocene sediments |
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