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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Revising the recent evolutionary history of equids using ancient DNA |
Author: | Orlando, L. Metcalf, J. Alderdi, M. Telles-Antunes, M. Bonjean, D. Otte, M. Martin, F. Eisenmann, V. Mashkour, M. Morello, F. Prado, J. Salas-Gismondi, R. Shockey, B. Wrinn, P. Vasil'ev, S. Ovodov, N. Cherry, M. Hopwood, B. Male, D. Austin, J. et al. |
Citation: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 2009; 106(51):21754-21759 |
Publisher: | Natl Acad Sciences |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 0027-8424 1091-6490 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Ludovic Orlando, Jessica L. Metcalf, Maria T. Alberdi, Miguel Telles-Antunes, Dominique Bonjean, Marcel Otte, Fabiana Martin, Véra Eisenmann, Marjan Mashkour, Flavia Morello, Jose L. Prado, Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi, Bruce J. Shockey, Patrick J. Wrinn, Sergei K. Vasil'ev, Nikolai D. Ovodov, Michael I. Cherry, Blair Hopwood, Dean Male, Jeremy J. Austin, Catherine Hänni and Alan Cooper |
Abstract: | The rich fossil record of the family Equidae (Mammalia: Perissodactyla) over the past 55 MY has made it an icon for the patterns and processes of macroevolution. Despite this, many aspects of equid phylogenetic relationships and taxonomy remain unresolved. Recent genetic analyses of extinct equids have revealed unexpected evolutionary patterns and a need for major revisions at the generic, subgeneric, and species levels. To investigate this issue we examine 35 ancient equid specimens from four geographic regions (South America, Europe, Southwest Asia, and South Africa), of which 22 delivered 87–688 bp of reproducible aDNA mitochondrial sequence. Phylogenetic analyses support a major revision of the recent evolutionary history of equids and reveal two new species, a South American hippidion and a descendant of a basal lineage potentially related to Middle Pleistocene equids. Sequences from specimens assigned to the giant extinct Cape zebra, Equus capensis, formed a separate clade within the modern plain zebra species, a phenotypicically plastic group that also included the extinct quagga. In addition, we revise the currently recognized extinction times for two hemione-related equid groups. However, it is apparent that the current dataset cannot solve all of the taxonomic and phylogenetic questions relevant to the evolution of Equus. In light of these findings, we propose a rapid DNA barcoding approach to evaluate the taxonomic status of the many Late Pleistocene fossil Equidae species that have been described from purely morphological analyses. |
Keywords: | DNA taxonomy equid evolution macroevolution phylogeny ancient DNA |
Rights: | © Authors |
DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.0903672106 |
Grant ID: | ARC |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0903672106 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Australian Centre for Ancient DNA publications Earth and Environmental Sciences publications Environment Institute Leaders publications Environment Institute publications |
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