2-million yr-old #DNA from N #Greenland reveals that the region was once home to #mastodons, lemmings, hares & geese. The breakthrough pushes the DNA record back by 1m years to when the #Arctic region was 11-19C warmer than today, with flower-filled grassy #glades & #forests of poplar & birch, & offers unprecedented insights into how climate changes can shape ecosystems.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/07/dna-from-2m-years-ago-reveals-lost-arctic-world?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
And the original paper https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05453-y.pdf. (Screen shot of first page below.)
@drsueoosthuizen How did the flora get on with half the year in darkness? 