News Headline

Genome of Steller's sea cow decoded

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2022-02-08

During the Ice Age, giant mammals such as mammoths, saber-toothed cats and wooly rhinoceroses once roamed Northern Europe and America. The cold oceans of the northern hemisphere were also home to giants like Steller's sea cow, which grew up to eight meters long and weighed up to ten tons, and has been extinct for around 250 years.

Content
https://phys.org/news/2022-02-genome-steller-sea-cow-decoded.html