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September 6, 2025
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A Mammoth Toothache: Bacterial Community Discovered in Mouth of Ancient Mammoth
Genetic-sequencing techniques have identified microorganisms that lived in the mouths of ancient mammoths
Ancient mammoth teeth, pictured here, contained DNA from 310 different species of bacteria.
An analysis of the bones and teeth of ancient mammoths (Mammuthus) has identified some of the…