Ancient DNA from Palaeoloxodon naumanni in Japan reveals early evolution of Eurasian Palaeoloxodon

2025/11/21 by Takahiro Segawa, Takahiro Yonezawa, Hiroshi Mori +3 · 1 voice
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Social Sciences · #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.isci.2025.114156

openalex publication_date 2025/11/21 · openalex created_date 2025/11/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23

Abstract

and underscore the importance of ancient mitochondrial DNA analysis in shedding light on Pleistocene extinctions, with particular emphasis on the Japanese archipelago.

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Discussions

• Straight-tusked #elephants once roamed across #Eurasia, but one lineage became stranded in Japan?! 🐘🧬 Ancient #mtDNA reveals Palaeoloxodon naumanni as an early-diverging lineage that survived in isl [bsky, 3 points, 0 comments]

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