Study traces bats’ origins to Europe rather than Asia
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A large study examining bat genomes and fossils concludes that bats originated in Europe, challenging the previous view that their earliest ancestors came from Asia. The findings revise scientists’ account of bats’ evolutionary history and their place in the mammalian family tree.
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