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Extinct yak relative discovered from DNA in Denisova cave
A newly identified species of bovine, currently known only as yak X, was probably hunted by ancient humans including Neanderthals, Denisovans and our own species, say the researchers who discovered it.
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A newly identified species of bovine, currently known only as yak X, was probably hunted by ancient humans including Neanderthals, Denisovans and our own species, say the researchers who discovered it. “It’s not every day that one discovers a previously unknown extinct megafaunal species,” says Love Dalén at Stockholm University, Sweden.
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