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Squirrel poop dating back to last ice age is full of mammoth, horse DNA

Scientists have reconstructed genomes of woolly mammoths, horses, steppe bison and ground squirrels that roamed the grasslands of the Canadian Arctic as far back as 700,000 years ago using DNA found in frozen squirrel poop from the Yukon.

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Frozen squirrel poop hints at sights and smells of Ice Age ecosystems

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Researchers investigated ancient squirrel poop frozen in permafrost and found enlightening details about the animal's ecosystem

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700,000-year-old squirrel poop helps scientist recreate an ancient world

A treasure trove of prehistoric squirrel poop is painting a picture of a lost world. Some of the oldest DNA ever discovered ...

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Ancient ground squirrel droppings reveal Arctic's rich evolutionary history

Ground squirrel droppings, preserved for millennia in the Yukon's deep permafrost, have yielded an enormous amount of ...

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