{"id":2012,"date":"2026-09-13T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-09-13-woolly-rhino-temperate-eurasia-en\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T16:00:00","slug":"2026-09-13-woolly-rhino-temperate-eurasia-en","status":"publish","type":"briefing","link":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-09-13-woolly-rhino-temperate-eurasia-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Woolly-rhino diversity first expanded in temperate Eurasia, not only Siberia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Major maternal lineages of woolly rhinoceroses appear to have diversified in temperate Eurasia about 460,000\u2013420,000 years ago.<\/p>\n

This is a phylogenetic inference from preserved DNA and habitat models, not a pinpoint birthplace or a single explanation for extinction.<\/p>\n

Data<\/h2>\n

Screening 183 fossils yielded 29 mitochondrial and 14 nuclear genomes, combined with earlier datasets.<\/p>\n

Sampling insight<\/h2>\n

Permafrost preserves DNA better and biases records northward; mid-latitude samples revealed overlooked diversity.<\/p>\n

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Movement<\/h2>\n

East\u2013west maternal structure emerged around 460,000 years ago, while the Altai likely acted as refugium and dispersal hub.<\/p>\n

Interbreeding<\/h2>\n

Nuclear data suggest gene flow with Merck\u2019s rhinoceros, but timing and frequency remain imprecise.<\/p>\n

Next<\/h2>\n

More dated southern fossils are needed to separate climate, people and habitat fragmentation in extinction.<\/p>\n

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Ancient genomes screened from 183 fossils and 500,000 years of habitat models highlight mid-latitude East Asia and the Altai. The study does not identify one extinction cause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-2012","briefing","type-briefing","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/briefing\/2012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/briefing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/briefing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}