How woolly mammoth blood cheated the cold
[Extract] The woolly mammoth vanished just after the last Ice Age but may be the best-understood prehistoric species because their massive size and demise in a geographic freezer made for near-perfect fossilization. Indeed, the fossil record has illuminated much of what we know of this animal regard...
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ftjamescook:oai:researchonline.jcu.edu.au:33086 2023-09-05T13:17:20+02:00 How woolly mammoth blood cheated the cold Rummer, Jodie L. 2010-08-01 application/pdf https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/33086/1/33086_Rummer_2010.pdf unknown Company of Biologists http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.036624 https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/33086/ https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/33086/1/33086_Rummer_2010.pdf Rummer, Jodie L. (2010) How woolly mammoth blood cheated the cold. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213 (15). v-v. restricted Article PeerReviewed 2010 ftjamescook https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.036624 2023-08-22T20:08:24Z [Extract] The woolly mammoth vanished just after the last Ice Age but may be the best-understood prehistoric species because their massive size and demise in a geographic freezer made for near-perfect fossilization. Indeed, the fossil record has illuminated much of what we know of this animal regarding anatomical adaptations to the cold, e.g. minimizing heat loss with thick fur, thick oily skin, blubber, and small ears and tail. Interestingly, scientists have also determined that the woolly mammoth descended directly from Asian elephants that originated in tropical Africa 5–7 million years ago. What kind of evolutionary adaptations allowed a massive tropical elephant that is excellent at eliminating excess heat to move into and survive the frigid Arctic? Until recently, none of the fossilized evidence could be connected to how this animal once functioned because physiological and biochemical characteristics do not fossilize. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic James Cook University, Australia: ResearchOnline@JCU Arctic Journal of Experimental Biology 213 15 v v |
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[Extract] The woolly mammoth vanished just after the last Ice Age but may be the best-understood prehistoric species because their massive size and demise in a geographic freezer made for near-perfect fossilization. Indeed, the fossil record has illuminated much of what we know of this animal regarding anatomical adaptations to the cold, e.g. minimizing heat loss with thick fur, thick oily skin, blubber, and small ears and tail. Interestingly, scientists have also determined that the woolly mammoth descended directly from Asian elephants that originated in tropical Africa 5–7 million years ago. What kind of evolutionary adaptations allowed a massive tropical elephant that is excellent at eliminating excess heat to move into and survive the frigid Arctic? Until recently, none of the fossilized evidence could be connected to how this animal once functioned because physiological and biochemical characteristics do not fossilize. |
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