Ancient DNA reveals twenty million years of aquatic life in beavers.
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- Xenikoudakis G; Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany. Electronic address: geoxenik@gmail.com.; Ahmed M; Joseph Moore Museum, Earlham College, Richmond, IN 47374, USA.; Harris JC; Joseph Moore Museum, Earlham College, Richmond, IN 47374, USA.; Wadleigh R; Joseph Moore Museum, Earlham College, Richmond, IN 47374, USA; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.; Paijmans JLA; Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.; Hartmann S; Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.; Barlow A; Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.; Lerner H; Joseph Moore Museum, Earlham College, Richmond, IN 47374, USA. Electronic address: hlerner@gmail.com.; Hofreiter M; Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Publisher: Cell Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9107782 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1879-0445 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09609822 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Curr Biol Subsets: MEDLINE
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Xenikoudakis et al. report a partial mitochondrial genome of the extinct giant beaver Castoroides and estimate the origin of aquatic behavior in beavers to approximately 20 million years. This time estimate coincides with the extinction of terrestrial beavers and raises the question whether the two events had a common cause.
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