Tag: Kap Kbenhavn Formation

  • Mastodons were found in the territory of Greenland 2 million years ago

    Mastodons were found in the territory of Greenland 2 million years ago

    A mastodon has been found buried in the Kap Kbenhavn Formation, Sweden, according to a team of researchers. The scientists sequenced ancient DNA from 116 hunter-gatherers who living in Europe and western Asia between 35,000 and 5,000 years ago, and analysed previously sequenced genomes from hundreds more. The team obtained partial genomes from mammoth remains,…