Ancient mitogenomics clarifies radiation of extinct mascarene giant tortoises (cylindraspis spp.)
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2019
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The five extinct giant tortoises of the genus Cylindraspis belong to the most iconic species of the enigmatic fauna of the Mascarene Islands that went largely extinct after the discovery of the islands. To resolve the phylogeny and biogeography of Cylindraspis, we analysed a data set of 45 mitogenomes that includes all lineages of extant tortoises and eight near-complete sequences of all Mascarene species extracted from historic and subfossil material.
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Cylindraspis, Mascarene, Tortoises, Mitogenomics, enigmatic fauna
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Kehlmaier, C., Graciá, E., Campbell, P.D. et al. Ancient mitogenomics clarifies radiation of extinct Mascarene giant tortoises (Cylindraspis spp.). Sci Rep 9, 17487 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54019-y