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THERE have been few detailed studies of the frozen remains of woolly mammoths (Elephus primigenius)1. Here I describe a study of evolutionary change based on the grouping of the hair follicles and the distribution of hair diameters. This approach has hitherto been possible only with domestic animals2.
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RYDER, M. Hair of the mammoth. Nature 249, 190–192 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/249190a0
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