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A well-preserved 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth skin sample with fossils of ancient chromosomes could offer a glimpse into the history of life.

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Fernanda, a Fernandina giant tortoise (<em>Chelonoidis phantasticus</em>), was identified in 2019, decades after her species supposedly went extinct.

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