Fossil teeth yield oldest genetic material from extinct human species

Monday, April 6, 2020 - 15:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Scientists have extracted from dental enamel the oldest human genetic material ever obtained, helping clarify the pivotal place in the human evolutionary lineage of a mysterious extinct species called Homo antecessor known from Spanish cave fossils.

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