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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| 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. |
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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 |