Fossil avian eggshell preserves ancient DNA

Fossil avian eggshell preserves ancient DNA

Owing to exceptional biomolecule preservation, fossil avian eggshell has been used extensively in geochronologyand palaeodietary studies. Here, we show, to our knowledge, for the first time that fossil eggshell is apreviously unrecognized source of ancientDNA (aDNA).We describe the successful isolat...

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Main Authors: Oskam, C., Haile, James, McLay, E., Rigby, P., Allentoft, M., Olsen, M., Bengtsson, C., Miller, Gifford, Schwenninger, J., Jacomb, C., Walter, R., Baynes, A., Dortch, J., Parker-Pearson, M., Gilbert, Thomas, Holdaway, R., Willerslev, E., Bunce, Michael
Format: Journal Article
Published: The Royal Society Publishing 2010
Subjects:
archaeology
extinct birds
ancient DNA
eggshell
palaeontology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24337

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24337

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