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Mammoth bone trove in Mexico points to life in warmer climates

Science reports that fossils found during airport construction include the first mammoth DNA from a tropical location.

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Map showing locations where high-quality mtDNA samples have been recovered from mammoths. The dot size corresponds to the approximate number of samples recovered. Columbian mammoths recently discovered in Mexico are the first from a tropical area to yield mtDNA; the Basin of Mexico location is the largest dot on the map and the furthest south. Columbian mammoths in North America descend from a 1-million-year-old steppe mammoth discovered in Krestovka, Russia, with additional ancestry from woolly mammoths.

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Science reports that an airport construction project in Mexico uncovered a large trove of mammoth fossils. The finds suggest mammoths thrived in warmth, too, and include the first mammoth DNA from a tropical location.

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