WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Scientists have recovered the first genetic data from an extinct bird in the Caribbean, thanks to the remarkably preserved bones of a Creighton’s caracara from a flooded sinkhole on Great Abaco Island. Studies of ancient DNA from tropical birds have faced two formidable obstacles. Organic material quickly degrades […]
Archive for August 25th, 2019
WFS News: Ancient DNA from a 2,500-year-old Caribbean fossil places an extinct bird

