Ground squirrel coprolites preserve complex archives of ancient environmental DNA over 700,000 years.

Murchie TJ, Cocker SL, Baleka S, Vogel NA, Natola L, Karpinski E, Tirlea D, Barrera MA, Grant DM, Morien E, Long GS, Rutledge LY, Zazula GD, Jensen BJ, Froese DG, Poinar HN

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-72977-6
Published: 2026 Jun 9
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41467-026-72977-6,
  title = {Ground squirrel coprolites preserve complex archives of ancient environmental DNA over 700,000 years.},
  author = {Murchie TJ and Cocker SL and Baleka S and Vogel NA and Natola L and Karpinski E and Tirlea D and Barrera MA and Grant DM and Morien E and Long GS and Rutledge LY and Zazula GD and Jensen BJ and Froese DG and Poinar HN},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature communications},
  doi = {10.1038/s41467-026-72977-6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-72977-6}
}

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TI  - Ground squirrel coprolites preserve complex archives of ancient environmental DNA over 700,000 years.
AU  - Murchie TJ
AU  - Cocker SL
AU  - Baleka S
AU  - Vogel NA
AU  - Natola L
AU  - Karpinski E
AU  - Tirlea D
AU  - Barrera MA
AU  - Grant DM
AU  - Morien E
AU  - Long GS
AU  - Rutledge LY
AU  - Zazula GD
AU  - Jensen BJ
AU  - Froese DG
AU  - Poinar HN
PY  - 2026
JO  - Nature communications
DO  - 10.1038/s41467-026-72977-6
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TJ, M., SL, C., S, B., NA, V., L, N., E, K., D, T., MA, B., DM, G., E, M., GS, L., LY, R., GD, Z., BJ, J., DG, F., & HN, P. (2026). Ground squirrel coprolites preserve complex archives of ancient environmental DNA over 700,000 years.. Nature communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-72977-6

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