Extinct yak relative discovered from DNA in Denisova cave

Genetic analysis of hundreds of tiny bone fragments from Denisova cave, the site that yielded the first fossil remains of the Denisovans, has revealed that the region was once also home to a previously unknown, extinct species of yak, New Scientist reports.

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