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Chemical analysis of woolly mammoth’s tusk reveals the distances it travelled (nature.com)
38 points by isaacfrond on Aug 13, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



Thinking of other specimens that grow and might contain the isotope ratios. Antlers?


Antlers may be less useful since they are seasonal, whereas the the tusks presumably stayed attached to the mammoth throughout its life.




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