The case of an arctic wild ass highlights the utility of ancient DNA for validating problematic identifications in museum collections

• Main Authors: Vershinina, Alisa, Kapp, Joshua D., Baryshnikov, Gennady, Shapiro, Beth
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2020
• Subjects: Equus ferus; Equus caballus; Asiatic wild ass; Equus hemionus; Taymyr; Taymyr Peninsula
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7291/D13X0V

Museum collections are essential for reconstructing and understanding past biodiversity. Many museum specimens are, however, challenging to identify. Museum samples may be incomplete, have an unusual morphology, or represent juvenile individuals, all of which complicate accurate identification. In s...