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Discover how ancient DNA solved a 150-year-old mystery: the supposed extinct giant crane Grus primigenia, named in the 19th century from large bones found in caves in southern France, was actually the common crane Grus grus. Learn how Bournemouth University researchers, with the Centre for Palaeogenetics in Stockholm, tested ancient DNA from 18 crane bones found in England, Wales, France, Germany and the Balearic Islands, published in Royal Society Open Science, and why bigger males and smaller females caused the mix-up — and why cranes shrinking over time is now the next question.
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