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Ancient proteins resolve the evolutionary history of Darwin’s South American ungulates

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  • Frido Welker

    (BioArCh, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany)

  • Matthew J. Collins

    (BioArCh, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK)

  • Jessica A. Thomas

    (BioArCh, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK)

  • Marc Wadsley

    (BioArCh, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK)

  • Selina Brace

    (Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK)

  • Enrico Cappellini

    (Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5–7, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark)

  • Samuel T. Turvey

    (Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London NW1 4RY, UK)

  • Marcelo Reguero

    (CONICET- División Paleontología de Vertebrados, Museo de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo de La Plata, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Paseo del Bosque s/n, B1900FWA, La Plata, Argentina)

  • Javier N. Gelfo

    (CONICET- División Paleontología de Vertebrados, Museo de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo de La Plata, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Paseo del Bosque s/n, B1900FWA, La Plata, Argentina)

  • Alejandro Kramarz

    (Sección Paleontología de Vertebrados. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, 470 Angel Gallardo Av., C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, Argentina)

  • Joachim Burger

    (Institute of Anthropology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Anselm-Franz-von-Bentzel-Weg 7, D-55128 Mainz, Germany)

  • Jane Thomas-Oates

    (University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK)

  • David A. Ashford

    (Bioscience Technology Facility, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK)

  • Peter D. Ashton

    (Bioscience Technology Facility, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK)

  • Keri Rowsell

    (BioArCh, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK)

  • Duncan M. Porter

    (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

  • Benedikt Kessler

    (Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK)

  • Roman Fischer

    (Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK)

  • Carsten Baessmann

    (Applications Development, Bruker Daltonik GmbH, 28359 Bremen, Germany)

  • Stephanie Kaspar

    (Applications Development, Bruker Daltonik GmbH, 28359 Bremen, Germany)

  • Jesper V. Olsen

    (Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3b, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Patrick Kiley

    (University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK)

  • James A. Elliott

    (University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK)

  • Christian D. Kelstrup

    (Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3b, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark)

  • Victoria Mullin

    (Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland)

  • Michael Hofreiter

    (BioArCh, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
    Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24–25, 14476 Potsdam OT Golm, Germany)

  • Eske Willerslev

    (Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5–7, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark)

  • Jean-Jacques Hublin

    (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany)

  • Ludovic Orlando

    (Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5–7, 1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark)

  • Ian Barnes

    (Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK)

  • Ross D. E. MacPhee

    (American Museum of Natural History)

Abstract

Protein sequences preserved in two Quaternary taxa, Macrauchenia and Toxodon, resolve the evolutionary history of South American native ungulates.

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  • Frido Welker & Matthew J. Collins & Jessica A. Thomas & Marc Wadsley & Selina Brace & Enrico Cappellini & Samuel T. Turvey & Marcelo Reguero & Javier N. Gelfo & Alejandro Kramarz & Joachim Burger & Ja, 2015. "Ancient proteins resolve the evolutionary history of Darwin’s South American ungulates," Nature, Nature, vol. 522(7554), pages 81-84, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:522:y:2015:i:7554:d:10.1038_nature14249
    DOI: 10.1038/nature14249
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