Ancient DNA extracted from 6-million-year-old turtle shell
The extracted material could redefine how long DNA and protein can survive in the fossil record.
Source: popsci.com
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The extracted material could redefine how long DNA and protein can survive in the fossil record.
The extracted material could redefine how long DNA and protein can survive in the fossil record.
Traces of ancient DNA have been found preserved in a fossilized sea turtle dating back to six million years ago.
The fossilized DNA was found on a relatively intact shell of a turtle thought to be about a foot long
Paleontologists discover possible DNA remains in fossil turtle that lived 6 million years ago in Panama, where continents collide