Estimating the dwarfing rate of an extinct Sicilian elephant

2021/06/18 by Sina Baleka, Victoria L. Herridge, Giulio Catalano +9 · 1 voice · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Genetic diversity and population structure #Identification and Quantification in Food #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.037

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Citations

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Cited by

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Discussions

• How long does it take an elephant to become a dwarf? Sicilian dwarf elephants shared a common ancestor with straight-tusked elephants between 435,000 and 357,000 years ago. https://doi.org/10.1016/ [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]