Molecular dating of caprines using ancient DNA sequences of Myotragus balearicus, an extinct endemic Balearic mammal

• Published in: BMC evolutionary biology
• Main Authors: Lalueza Fox, Carles, 1965, Castresana Ruiz-Carrillo, José Ignacio, Sampietro Bergua, Mª Lourdes, Marquès i Bonet, Tomàs, 1975, Alcover, Josep Antoni, Bertranpetit, Jaume, 1952
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2005
• Subjects: ADN fòssil; ADN mitocondrial; Genètica; Genètica evolutiva

Background: Myotragus balearicus was an endemic bovid from the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean) that became extinct around 6,000-4,000 years ago. The Myotragus evolutionary lineage became isolated in the islands most probably at the end of the Messinian crisis, when the desiccation of the Me...