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An international team of researchers uncovered evidence that a single ancient fallow deer population 125,000 years ago in Germany showed genetic diversity comparable to all modern fallow deer.

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Neumark-Nord lake landscape, Germany

Who
Wil Roebroeks, MONREPOS/Leiden University team
What
An international team of researchers uncovered evidence that a single ancient fallow deer population 125,000 years ago in Germany showed genetic diversity comparable to all modern fallow deer.
When
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:34:00 GMT · 4h 30m ago
Where
Neumark-Nord lake landscape, Germany ·
Why
The study analyzed ancient DNA from ten fallow deer specimens to understand their genetic history.
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    Ancient DNA analysis of fallow deer specimens from Neumark-Nord, Germany, revealed a level of genetic diversity comparable to all modern fallow deer.
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    An international team of researchers has uncovered evidence about lost fallow deer diversity using ancient DNA.
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    An international team of researchers uncovered evidence that a single ancient fallow deer population 125,000 years ago in Germany showed genetic diversity comparable to all modern fallow deer.

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