A genomic exploration of the early evolution of extant cats and their sabre-toothed relatives: [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
Dokumenter
- A genomic exploration of the early evolution of extant cats and their sabre-toothed relatives
Forlagets udgivne version, 809 KB, PDF-dokument
Background: The evolutionary relationships of Felidae during their Early-Middle Miocene radiation is contentious. Although the early common ancestors have been subsumed under the grade-group Pseudaelurus, this group is thought to be paraphyletic, including the early ancestors of both modern cats and extinct sabretooths. Methods: Here, we sequenced a draft nuclear genome of Smilodon populator, dated to 13,182 ± 90 cal BP, making this the oldest palaeogenome from South America to date, a region known to be problematic for ancient DNA preservation. We analysed this genome, together with genomes from other extinct and extant cats to investigate their phylogenetic relationships. Results: We confirm a deep divergence (~20.65 Ma) within sabre-toothed cats. Through the analysis of both simulated and empirical data, we show a lack of gene flow between Smilodon and contemporary Felidae. Conclusions: Given that some species traditionally assigned to Pseudaelurus originated in the Early Miocene ~20 Ma, this indicates that some species of Pseudaelurus may be younger than the lineages they purportedly gave rise to, further supporting the hypothesis that Pseudaelurus was paraphyletic.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
---|---|
Artikelnummer | 25 |
Tidsskrift | Open Research Europe |
Vol/bind | 1 |
Antal sider | 16 |
ISSN | 2732-5121 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2021 |
Bibliografisk note
A genomic exploration of the early evolution of extant cats and their sabre-toothed relatives [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.13104.1
Antal downloads er baseret på statistik fra Google Scholar og www.ku.dk
ID: 272249609