Journal article
A comprehensive genomic history of extinct and living elephants
Abstract
Elephantids are the world's most iconic megafaunal family, yet there is no comprehensive genomic assessment of their relationships. We report a total of 14 genomes, including 2 from the American mastodon, which is an extinct elephantid relative, and 12 spanning all three extant and three extinct elephantid species including an ∼120,000-y-old straight-tusked elephant, a Columbian mammoth, and woolly mammoths. Earlier genetic studies modeled …
Authors
Palkopoulou E; Lipson M; Mallick S; Nielsen S; Rohland N; Baleka S; Karpinski E; Ivancevic AM; To T-H; Kortschak RD
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 115, No. 11, pp. e2566–e2574
Publisher
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publication Date
March 13, 2018
DOI
10.1073/pnas.1720554115
ISSN
0027-8424