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Fossil DNA study suggests horses originated in North America, spread via China

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A new study utilizing fossil DNA analysis suggests that horses originated in North America. The research indicates that an extinct lineage known as the Dalian horse, previously thought to be confined to northeastern China, actually had a broader range extending to Siberia and Yakutia. This Dalian horse lineage, with its American ancestry, acted as a genetic bridge, passing these traits to ancient Siberian horse populations and subsequently to the ancestors of modern European horses. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Holly Chik ·

    Horses originated in America and reached Europe through China, fossil DNA reveals

    Everyone knows the story: when Spanish conquistadors rode into the New World, Native Americans were stunned by a towering, four-legged creature they had never seen before. Horses, the theory goes, were a European import to the Americas. But a new fossil DNA study indicates that h…

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