Nature Communications (Feb 2023)
Molecular exploration of fossil eggshell uncovers hidden lineage of giant extinct bird
- Alicia Grealy,
- Gifford H. Miller,
- Matthew J. Phillips,
- Simon J. Clarke,
- Marilyn Fogel,
- Diana Patalwala,
- Paul Rigby,
- Alysia Hubbard,
- Beatrice Demarchi,
- Matthew Collins,
- Meaghan Mackie,
- Jorune Sakalauskaite,
- Josefin Stiller,
- Julia A. Clarke,
- Lucas J. Legendre,
- Kristina Douglass,
- James Hansford,
- James Haile,
- Michael Bunce
Affiliations
- Alicia Grealy
- Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Laboratory, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University
- Gifford H. Miller
- INSTAAR and the Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado
- Matthew J. Phillips
- Vertebrate Evolution Group, School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology
- Simon J. Clarke
- Integrity Ag & Environment
- Marilyn Fogel
- EDGE Institute, University of California Riverside
- Diana Patalwala
- Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, The University of Western Australia
- Paul Rigby
- Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, The University of Western Australia
- Alysia Hubbard
- Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, The University of Western Australia
- Beatrice Demarchi
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin
- Matthew Collins
- The Globe Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen
- Meaghan Mackie
- The Globe Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen
- Jorune Sakalauskaite
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin
- Josefin Stiller
- Villum Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, Section for Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen
- Julia A. Clarke
- Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin
- Lucas J. Legendre
- Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin
- Kristina Douglass
- The Climate School, Columbia University
- James Hansford
- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London
- James Haile
- Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University
- Michael Bunce
- Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Laboratory, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36405-3
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 14,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 14
Abstract
The evolution and systematics of Madagascar’s extinct elephant birds remains unclear. Here, the authors recover genetic, stable isotope, morphological, and geographic data from fossil eggshell to describe variation among clades, identifying cryptic diversity and potential drivers of speciation.
