A comprehensive genomic history of extinct and living elephants

Palkopoulou, Eleftheria; Lipson, Mark; Mallick, Swapan; Vendelbo Nielsen, Svend; Rohland, Nadin; Baleka, Sina; Karpinski, Emil; M. Ivancevic, Atma; To, Thu-Hien; Daniel Kortschak, R.; M Raison, Joy; Qu, Zhipeng; Chin, Tat-Jun; W. Alt, Kurt; Claesson, Stefan; Dalén, Love; D. E. MacPhee, R.; Meller, Harald; L. Roca, Alfred; A. Ryder, Oliver; I. Heiman, David; Young, Sarah; Breen, Matthew; L. Williams, Christina; Aken, Bronwen; Ruffier, Magali; K. Karlsson, Elinor; Johnson, Jeremy; Di Palma, Federica; Alföldi, Jessica; L. Adelson, David; Mailund, Thomas; Munch, Kasper; Lindblad‐Toh, Kerstin; Hofreiter, Michael; N. Poinar, Hendrik; Reich, David

doi:10.1073/pnas.1720554115

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A comprehensive genomic history of extinct and living elephants

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Feb 26, 2018

Authors:

Eleftheria Palkopoulou

Mark Lipson

Swapan Mallick

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 ele...

Subject

Geography

Ancient DNA

Biology

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