Repeated climate-driven dispersal and speciation in peripheral populations of Pleistocene mastodons
Emil Karpinski, Sina Baleka, Andrew R. Boehm, Tim J. Fedak, Chris Widga, Hendrik N. Poinar
This study analyzes mitochondrial genomes of mastodons to show repeated dispersal and speciation in peripheral populations across North America during the Pleistocene.
Science Advances · Sep 12, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology