Ancient DNA shows high faunal diversity in the Lesser Caucasus during the Late Pleistocene

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd 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 metabarcodi...

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Main Authors: Antonosyan, M., Seersholm, Frederik, Grealy, Alicia, Barham, Milo, Werndly, Daniel, Margaryan, A., Cieślik, A., Stafford, T.W., Allentoft, M.E., Bunce, Michael, Yepiskoposyan, L.
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author Antonosyan, M.
Seersholm, Frederik
Grealy, Alicia
Barham, Milo
Werndly, Daniel
Margaryan, A.
Cieślik, A.
Stafford, T.W.
Allentoft, M.E.
Bunce, Michael
Yepiskoposyan, L.
author_facet Antonosyan, M.
Seersholm, Frederik
Grealy, Alicia
Barham, Milo
Werndly, Daniel
Margaryan, A.
Cieślik, A.
Stafford, T.W.
Allentoft, M.E.
Bunce, Michael
Yepiskoposyan, L.
author_sort Antonosyan, M.
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description © 2019 Elsevier Ltd 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).
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-764702021-07-23T05:04:53Z Ancient DNA shows high faunal diversity in the Lesser Caucasus during the Late Pleistocene Antonosyan, M. Seersholm, Frederik Grealy, Alicia Barham, Milo Werndly, Daniel Margaryan, A. Cieślik, A. Stafford, T.W. Allentoft, M.E. Bunce, Michael Yepiskoposyan, L. Science & Technology Physical Sciences Geography, Physical Geosciences, Multidisciplinary Physical Geography Geology Karin tak cave Lesser Caucasus Late pleistocene Ancient DNA Bulk bone metabarcoding Biodiversity Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction PALEOLITHIC SITE HUMAN OCCUPATION LAKE SEVAN GEORGIA ARMENIA SOUTH PATTERNS FORESTS © 2019 Elsevier Ltd 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). 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76470 10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.07.012 English http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Geography, Physical
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Physical Geography
Geology
Karin tak cave
Lesser Caucasus
Late pleistocene
Ancient DNA
Bulk bone metabarcoding
Biodiversity
Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction
PALEOLITHIC SITE
HUMAN OCCUPATION
LAKE SEVAN
GEORGIA
ARMENIA
SOUTH
PATTERNS
FORESTS
Antonosyan, M.
Seersholm, Frederik
Grealy, Alicia
Barham, Milo
Werndly, Daniel
Margaryan, A.
Cieślik, A.
Stafford, T.W.
Allentoft, M.E.
Bunce, Michael
Yepiskoposyan, L.
Ancient DNA shows high faunal diversity in the Lesser Caucasus during the Late Pleistocene
title Ancient DNA shows high faunal diversity in the Lesser Caucasus during the Late Pleistocene
title_full Ancient DNA shows high faunal diversity in the Lesser Caucasus during the Late Pleistocene
title_fullStr Ancient DNA shows high faunal diversity in the Lesser Caucasus during the Late Pleistocene
title_full_unstemmed Ancient DNA shows high faunal diversity in the Lesser Caucasus during the Late Pleistocene
title_short Ancient DNA shows high faunal diversity in the Lesser Caucasus during the Late Pleistocene
title_sort ancient dna shows high faunal diversity in the lesser caucasus during the late pleistocene
topic Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Geography, Physical
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Physical Geography
Geology
Karin tak cave
Lesser Caucasus
Late pleistocene
Ancient DNA
Bulk bone metabarcoding
Biodiversity
Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction
PALEOLITHIC SITE
HUMAN OCCUPATION
LAKE SEVAN
GEORGIA
ARMENIA
SOUTH
PATTERNS
FORESTS
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76470