Ancient mitogenomes reveal a high maternal genetic diversity of Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros in Northern China
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...
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ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/b4ce7644-daf3-4f8f-9be0-920d7ffd1871 2024-05-19T07:49:55+00:00 Ancient mitogenomes reveal a high maternal genetic diversity of Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros in Northern China 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 2023 application/pdf https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/ancient-mitogenomes-reveal-a-high-maternal-genetic-diversity-of-pleistocene-woolly-rhinoceros-in-northern-china(b4ce7644-daf3-4f8f-9be0-920d7ffd1871).html https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02168-0 https://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/368727323/s12862_023_02168_0.pdf eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Yuan , J , Sun , G , Xiao , B , Hu , J , Wang , L , Taogetongqimuge , Bao , L , Hou , Y , Song , S , Jiang , S , Wu , Y , Pan , D , Liu , Y , Westbury , M V , Lai , X & Sheng , G 2023 , ' Ancient mitogenomes reveal a high maternal genetic diversity of Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros in Northern China ' , BMC Ecology and Evolution , vol. 23 , 56 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02168-0 Dispersal Maternal diversity Northern China Pleistocene Woolly rhinoceros article 2023 ftcopenhagenunip https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02168-0 2024-04-25T00:45:16Z 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 mitogenomes from Late Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros in Northern China and compared them with published data. Bayesian and network analyses indicate that the analyzed individuals contain at least four maternal haplogroups, and Chinese samples fall in three of them. One of our samples belongs to a previously unidentified early diverging clade (haplogroup D), which separated from other woolly rhinoceros around 0.57 Ma (95% CI: 0.76–0.41 Ma). The timing of this clade’s origin coincides with the first occurrence of woolly rhinoceros, which are thought to have evolved in Europe. Our other three samples cluster in haplogroup C, previously only identified from one specimen from Wrangel Island (ND030) and initially considered to be an isolated clade. Herein, our findings suggest that ND030 is likely descended from a northward dispersal of the individuals carrying haplogroup C from Northern China. Additionally, Chinese woolly rhinoceros specimens exhibit higher nucleotide diversity than those from Siberia. Conclusion: Our findings highlight Northern China as a possible refugium and a key evolution center of the Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros. Article in Journal/Newspaper Wrangel Island Siberia University of Copenhagen: Research BMC Ecology and Evolution 23 1 |
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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 mitogenomes from Late Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros in Northern China and compared them with published data. Bayesian and network analyses indicate that the analyzed individuals contain at least four maternal haplogroups, and Chinese samples fall in three of them. One of our samples belongs to a previously unidentified early diverging clade (haplogroup D), which separated from other woolly rhinoceros around 0.57 Ma (95% CI: 0.76–0.41 Ma). The timing of this clade’s origin coincides with the first occurrence of woolly rhinoceros, which are thought to have evolved in Europe. Our other three samples cluster in haplogroup C, previously only identified from one specimen from Wrangel Island (ND030) and initially considered to be an isolated clade. Herein, our findings suggest that ND030 is likely descended from a northward dispersal of the individuals carrying haplogroup C from Northern China. Additionally, Chinese woolly rhinoceros specimens exhibit higher nucleotide diversity than those from Siberia. Conclusion: Our findings highlight Northern China as a possible refugium and a key evolution center of the Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros. |
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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 |
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Ancient mitogenomes reveal a high maternal genetic diversity of Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros in Northern China |
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Ancient mitogenomes reveal a high maternal genetic diversity of Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros in Northern China |
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Ancient mitogenomes reveal a high maternal genetic diversity of Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros in Northern China |
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Ancient mitogenomes reveal a high maternal genetic diversity of Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros in Northern China |
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Ancient mitogenomes reveal a high maternal genetic diversity of Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros in Northern China |
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ancient mitogenomes reveal a high maternal genetic diversity of pleistocene woolly rhinoceros in northern china |
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Yuan , J , Sun , G , Xiao , B , Hu , J , Wang , L , Taogetongqimuge , Bao , L , Hou , Y , Song , S , Jiang , S , Wu , Y , Pan , D , Liu , Y , Westbury , M V , Lai , X & Sheng , G 2023 , ' Ancient mitogenomes reveal a high maternal genetic diversity of Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros in Northern China ' , BMC Ecology and Evolution , vol. 23 , 56 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02168-0 |
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