Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) is the only extant species of the genus Crocuta, which once occupied a much wider range during the Pliocene and Pleistocene. However, its origin and evolutionary history is somewhat contentious due to discordances being found between morphological, nuclear, and mitoch...
This study analyzes ancient DNA from El Mirón Cave, Spain, to explore human and animal life during the Last Glacial Maximum, 26.5 to 19 thousand years ago. Focusing on the Late Mousterian to Initial Magdalenian periods, the research identified 29 species, including 14 not previously detected archaeo...
