Extinction of Icelandic Walrus Coincides with Norse Settlement (VIDEO)

University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

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Researchers have for the first time used ancient DNA analyses and C14-dating to demonstrate the past existence of a unique population of Icelandic walrus that went extinct shortly after Norse settlement some 1100 years ago.

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University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.

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