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Extinct Giant Panda Lineage Discovered Thanks to DNA From 22,000-Year-Old Skull

After sequencing DNA from the skull and comparing it to the genomes of modern-day giant pandas and 32 other ancient bears, researchers found this bear shared a common ancestor with today’s giant pandas around 183,000 years ago.

from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/06/extinct-giant-panda-lineage-discovered-thanks-to-dna-from-22000-year-old-skull/

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