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Creighton’s caracara vanished into extinction soon after humans’ arrival in the Bahamas. But scientists have recovered an astonishing amount of this bird's DNA, thanks to the unique preservation conditions of a flooded sinkhole. #fossils #birds #extinction Dna Lab, Extinct Birds, Rotten Egg, Archaeology News, Palaeontology, Teaching Biology, Tropical Birds, Big Bird

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Extinct Caribbean bird yields DNA after 2,500 years in watery grave

Scientists have recovered the first genetic data from an extinct bird in the Caribbean, thanks to the remarkably preserved bones of a Creighton’s caracara from a flooded sinkhol…
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Creighton’s caracara vanished into extinction soon after humans’ arrival in the Bahamas. But scientists have recovered an astonishing amount of this bird's DNA, thanks to the unique preservation conditions of a flooded sinkhole. #fossils #birds #extinction

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Creighton’s caracara vanished into extinction soon after humans’ arrival in the Bahamas. But scientists have recovered an astonishing amount of this bird's DNA, thanks to the unique preservation conditions of a flooded sinkhole. #fossils #birds #extinction

Find this Pin and more on Florida Museum: Research by Florida Museum.

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