150-Year-Old Mystery About the Identity of an 'Extinct' Giant Crane Solved
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150-year-old mystery about the identity of an 'extinct' giant crane solved
Scientists at Bournemouth University (BU) have solved a 150-year-old mystery about the identity of an extinct giant crane that lived in Europe over 20,000 years ago. The work is published in the journal Royal Society Open Science.
A giant crane that has been considered extinct for 150 years was likely a larger version of an existing crane. More than 150 years ago, researchers in southern France discovered the bones of a remarkably large bird. The French biologist Alphonse Milne-Edwards thought the bones came from an unknown, now extinct, crane species. He gave the animal the […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.
For 150 years, science believed that a kind of giant crane had lived in Europe and disappeared at the end of the last ice age. After all, it never existed. A study by the University of Bournemouth, published in the Royal Society Open Science, shows that the bones attributed to this bird are, in fact, grous-common, the same species that still lives in Europe, only larger. The deception came from the 19th century. In 1869, French biologist Alphons…
Scientists examined DNA from 18 ancient bones and found out why the crane was considered a separate extinct species for 150 years ᐅ TSN.ua (news 1+1).
For 150 years, the remains of a giant crane have puzzled scientists, but DNA has revealed the true identity of the prehistoric creature - it's just a larger version of the common crane.
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