WorldPingGenetic analysis of hundreds of tiny bone fragments found in the same cave that yielded the first fossil remains of the Denisovans has revealed that the region was once also home to a previously unknown species of yak…
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Extinct yak relative discovered from DNA in Denisova cave
Extinct bovine species discovered in Siberia reveals lost relative of yaks
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WorldPingDNA analyses of ancient remains have revealed a previously unknown extinct bovine species that inhabited southern Siberia during and even before the last ice age.
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