22,000-Year-Old Jaw Fossil Reveals Ancient Breed Of Giant Panda
19 June 2018, 8:04 am EDT By Nicole Arce Tech Times
Researchers have dug up the remains of a 22,000-year-old fossil that belongs to a long-lost bear believed to be the cousin of the giant panda.
The ancient remains were unearthed in Guangxi province in southern China. Following a sequencing of the fossil's mitochondrial genome, the researchers have concluded that the ancient animal was not a direct ancestor of the modern-day panda but a relative that belonged to a parallel lineage that split away thousands of years ago.
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/230575/20180619/22-000-year-old-jaw-fossil-reveals-ancient-breed-of-giant-panda.htm
