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Ancient and modern genomes unravel the evolutionary history of the rhinoceros family
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International audience. Highlights d Analysis of genomes from all five extant and three extinct rhinoceros species d Strong phylogenomic support for the geographical hypothesis of rhinoceros evolution d Basal split between African and Eurasian lineages in the early Miocene (16 mya) d While all rhinoceroses have low genome diversity, it is lowest in modern-day ones