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Ancient Japanese Elephant Evolved Earlier Than Previously Thought, Analysis of DNA Suggests

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

16:20 JST, January 6, 2026

A Japanese-led research team announced that it has conducted the first successful DNA analysis of Naumann’s elephant, an extinct species which once roamed Japan.

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