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SUMMARY:Exploring the genetics of the extinct Darwin’s ground sloth (Myl
 odon darwinii) population from Cueva del Milodón\, Chile - Maria Zicos\, 
 Natural History Museum
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CONTACT:Ruairidh Macleod
DESCRIPTION:Sloths (Xenarthra\, Folivora) were one of the dominant mammali
 an groups in Southern and Central America until the early Holocene. Resear
 ch into the molecular evolution and biology of sloths\, previously limited
  to extant species\, has started to leverage information contained in the 
 large recent fossil record of this group through ancient DNA methods. \n\n
 Cueva del Milodón (Ultima Esperanza\, Chile) is renowned for its exceptio
 nally preserved faunal record. Remains of Darwin’s ground sloth (Mylodon
  darwinii) are found there from the end of the last Ice Age to their extin
 ction in the early Holocene.  \n\nHere I present novel findings from genom
 ic data from multiple M. darwinii individuals\, exploring genetic diversit
 y in this site. Using ancient DNA methods\, nine new mitochondrial genomes
  and two nuclear genomes were recovered from bone\, skin and coprolites fr
 om Cueva del Milodón in British and Swiss museum collections. 
LOCATION:Online via zoom
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