Ancient DNA shows high faunal diversity in the Lesser Caucasus during the Late Pleistocene
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Ancient DNA shows high faunal diversity in the Lesser Caucasus during the Late Pleistocene. / Antonosyan, Mariya; Seersholm, Frederik V.; Grealy, Alicia C.; Barham, Milo; Werndly, Daniel; Margaryan, Ashot; Cieślik, Agata; Stafford, Thomas W.; Allentoft, Morten E.; Bunce, Michael; Yepiskoposyan, Levon.
In: Quaternary Science Reviews, Vol. 219, 2019, p. 102-111.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Ancient DNA shows high faunal diversity in the Lesser Caucasus during the Late Pleistocene
AU - Antonosyan, Mariya
AU - Seersholm, Frederik V.
AU - Grealy, Alicia C.
AU - Barham, Milo
AU - Werndly, Daniel
AU - Margaryan, Ashot
AU - Cieślik, Agata
AU - Stafford, Thomas W.
AU - Allentoft, Morten E.
AU - Bunce, Michael
AU - Yepiskoposyan, Levon
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - In this study, we explore the Late Pleistocene (LP) vertebrate faunal diversity in south-eastern Lesser Caucasus based on morphological and genetic identification of fossil bones from Karin Tak cave. For the first time in this under-studied region, we used a bulk bone metabarcoding genetic approach to complement traditional morphology-based taxonomic identifications that are hampered by highly fragmented fossil bones. Excellent ancient DNA (aDNA) preservation allowed for a successful species identification of many bone remains and improved paleoenvironmental interpretations for the region. The aDNA identification of fossil bones revealed a high diversity of animal taxa inhabiting the region between ca. > 42,000 and 25,683–24,803 calibrated years before present (cal. BP).
AB - In this study, we explore the Late Pleistocene (LP) vertebrate faunal diversity in south-eastern Lesser Caucasus based on morphological and genetic identification of fossil bones from Karin Tak cave. For the first time in this under-studied region, we used a bulk bone metabarcoding genetic approach to complement traditional morphology-based taxonomic identifications that are hampered by highly fragmented fossil bones. Excellent ancient DNA (aDNA) preservation allowed for a successful species identification of many bone remains and improved paleoenvironmental interpretations for the region. The aDNA identification of fossil bones revealed a high diversity of animal taxa inhabiting the region between ca. > 42,000 and 25,683–24,803 calibrated years before present (cal. BP).
KW - Ancient DNA
KW - Biodiversity
KW - Bulk bone metabarcoding
KW - Karin tak cave
KW - Late pleistocene
KW - Lesser Caucasus
KW - Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction
U2 - 10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.07.012
DO - 10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.07.012
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85069444524
VL - 219
SP - 102
EP - 111
JO - Quaternary Science Reviews
JF - Quaternary Science Reviews
SN - 0277-3791
ER -
ID: 226489004