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New genetic data on the Pleistocene Ovodov horses of Siberia. / Kusliy, Mariya A.; Malikov, Dmitriy G.; Klementiev, Alexey M. et al.

In: Quaternary Science Reviews, Vol. 372, 109696, 01.2026.

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Kusliy, MA, Malikov, DG, Klementiev, AM, Samarina, SA, Modina, SA, Tishakova, KV, Lemskaya, NA, Serdyukova, NA, Budenchuk, EV, Yakovlev, AV, Cheklyuev, PA, Yurlova, AA, Tomarovsky, AA, Totikov, AA, Nushtaev, YY, Popova, KO, Pavlov, IS, Pavlova, NI, Protopopov, AV, Graphodatsky, AS, Vorobieva, NV & Molodtseva, AS 2026, 'New genetic data on the Pleistocene Ovodov horses of Siberia', Quaternary Science Reviews, vol. 372, 109696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109696

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Kusliy, M. A., Malikov, D. G., Klementiev, A. M., Samarina, S. A., Modina, S. A., Tishakova, K. V., Lemskaya, N. A., Serdyukova, N. A., Budenchuk, E. V., Yakovlev, A. V., Cheklyuev, P. A., Yurlova, A. A., Tomarovsky, A. A., Totikov, A. A., Nushtaev, Y. Y., Popova, K. O., Pavlov, I. S., Pavlova, N. I., Protopopov, A. V., ... Molodtseva, A. S. (2026). New genetic data on the Pleistocene Ovodov horses of Siberia. Quaternary Science Reviews, 372, [109696]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109696

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Kusliy MA, Malikov DG, Klementiev AM, Samarina SA, Modina SA, Tishakova KV et al. New genetic data on the Pleistocene Ovodov horses of Siberia. Quaternary Science Reviews. 2026 Jan;372:109696. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109696

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Kusliy, Mariya A. ; Malikov, Dmitriy G. ; Klementiev, Alexey M. et al. / New genetic data on the Pleistocene Ovodov horses of Siberia. In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 2026 ; Vol. 372.

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@article{5719b0f6fea145c5858daa92c6d75849,
title = "New genetic data on the Pleistocene Ovodov horses of Siberia",
abstract = "Our study contributes to the characterization of the phylogeography, genetic diversity, range, time of extinction, demographic history of the Ovodov horses ( Equus ovodovi ) from Southern Siberia in comparison with previously studied Ovodov horses from China. Phylogeographic and haplotype analysis based on the mitogenome sequences we have obtained through targeted enrichment and previously published mitogenome sequences showed that some of the Ovodov horses of Krasnoyarsk Krai (Siberia) examined turned out to be the closest to one of the most ancient mitotypes, related to the Altai Ovodov horse. The remaining Ovodov horses from Southern Siberia that we studied showed the closest maternal relationship with the Holocene horses of Northeast China (Heilongjiang Province). Nucleotide diversity and FST analyses indicated a greater maternal genetic closeness between the Pleistocene population of Ovodov horses in Southern Siberia and the Holocene population of Ovodov horses in Northeast China than between the Pleistocene populations of Ovodov horses in Siberia and China, which may indicate the migration of Ovodov horses from Siberia to the south. Our sample also included the northernmost Late Pleistocene dated Ovodov horses of Siberia, which extended the boundary of its range up to 56° north latitude and the time of its extinction in Siberia to 15,000–11,000 years ago. The constructed population curves showed several sharp declines in the number of Ovodov horses in the Late Pleistocene and Holocene, one of which corresponded to the great human expansion into Asia, and the second — to the rapid climate changes at the beginning of the Holocene.",
keywords = "Ancient DNA, Data analysis, Demographic history, Equus ovodovi, Extinct species, Mitogenome, Morphometric analysis, Paleogeography, Pleistocene, Russia",
author = "Kusliy, {Mariya A.} and Malikov, {Dmitriy G.} and Klementiev, {Alexey M.} and Samarina, {Snezhana A.} and Modina, {Svetlana A.} and Tishakova, {Katerina V.} and Lemskaya, {Natalya A.} and Serdyukova, {Natalya A.} and Budenchuk, {Ekaterina V.} and Yakovlev, {Artyom V.} and Cheklyuev, {Pavel A.} and Yurlova, {Anna A.} and Tomarovsky, {Andrey A.} and Totikov, {Azamat A.} and Nushtaev, {Yuri Y.} and Popova, {Kseniya O.} and Pavlov, {Innokentiy S.} and Pavlova, {Naryya I.} and Protopopov, {Albert V.} and Graphodatsky, {Alexander S.} and Vorobieva, {Nadezhda V.} and Molodtseva, {Anna S.}",
note = "This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation [grant number 23-74-10060 “Population history of the mammoth fauna of the South of Siberia”].",
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journal = "Quaternary Science Reviews",
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T1 - New genetic data on the Pleistocene Ovodov horses of Siberia

AU - Kusliy, Mariya A.

AU - Malikov, Dmitriy G.

AU - Klementiev, Alexey M.

AU - Samarina, Snezhana A.

AU - Modina, Svetlana A.

AU - Tishakova, Katerina V.

AU - Lemskaya, Natalya A.

AU - Serdyukova, Natalya A.

AU - Budenchuk, Ekaterina V.

AU - Yakovlev, Artyom V.

AU - Cheklyuev, Pavel A.

AU - Yurlova, Anna A.

AU - Tomarovsky, Andrey A.

AU - Totikov, Azamat A.

AU - Nushtaev, Yuri Y.

AU - Popova, Kseniya O.

AU - Pavlov, Innokentiy S.

AU - Pavlova, Naryya I.

AU - Protopopov, Albert V.

AU - Graphodatsky, Alexander S.

AU - Vorobieva, Nadezhda V.

AU - Molodtseva, Anna S.

N1 - This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation [grant number 23-74-10060 “Population history of the mammoth fauna of the South of Siberia”].

PY - 2026/1

Y1 - 2026/1

N2 - Our study contributes to the characterization of the phylogeography, genetic diversity, range, time of extinction, demographic history of the Ovodov horses ( Equus ovodovi ) from Southern Siberia in comparison with previously studied Ovodov horses from China. Phylogeographic and haplotype analysis based on the mitogenome sequences we have obtained through targeted enrichment and previously published mitogenome sequences showed that some of the Ovodov horses of Krasnoyarsk Krai (Siberia) examined turned out to be the closest to one of the most ancient mitotypes, related to the Altai Ovodov horse. The remaining Ovodov horses from Southern Siberia that we studied showed the closest maternal relationship with the Holocene horses of Northeast China (Heilongjiang Province). Nucleotide diversity and FST analyses indicated a greater maternal genetic closeness between the Pleistocene population of Ovodov horses in Southern Siberia and the Holocene population of Ovodov horses in Northeast China than between the Pleistocene populations of Ovodov horses in Siberia and China, which may indicate the migration of Ovodov horses from Siberia to the south. Our sample also included the northernmost Late Pleistocene dated Ovodov horses of Siberia, which extended the boundary of its range up to 56° north latitude and the time of its extinction in Siberia to 15,000–11,000 years ago. The constructed population curves showed several sharp declines in the number of Ovodov horses in the Late Pleistocene and Holocene, one of which corresponded to the great human expansion into Asia, and the second — to the rapid climate changes at the beginning of the Holocene.

AB - Our study contributes to the characterization of the phylogeography, genetic diversity, range, time of extinction, demographic history of the Ovodov horses ( Equus ovodovi ) from Southern Siberia in comparison with previously studied Ovodov horses from China. Phylogeographic and haplotype analysis based on the mitogenome sequences we have obtained through targeted enrichment and previously published mitogenome sequences showed that some of the Ovodov horses of Krasnoyarsk Krai (Siberia) examined turned out to be the closest to one of the most ancient mitotypes, related to the Altai Ovodov horse. The remaining Ovodov horses from Southern Siberia that we studied showed the closest maternal relationship with the Holocene horses of Northeast China (Heilongjiang Province). Nucleotide diversity and FST analyses indicated a greater maternal genetic closeness between the Pleistocene population of Ovodov horses in Southern Siberia and the Holocene population of Ovodov horses in Northeast China than between the Pleistocene populations of Ovodov horses in Siberia and China, which may indicate the migration of Ovodov horses from Siberia to the south. Our sample also included the northernmost Late Pleistocene dated Ovodov horses of Siberia, which extended the boundary of its range up to 56° north latitude and the time of its extinction in Siberia to 15,000–11,000 years ago. The constructed population curves showed several sharp declines in the number of Ovodov horses in the Late Pleistocene and Holocene, one of which corresponded to the great human expansion into Asia, and the second — to the rapid climate changes at the beginning of the Holocene.

KW - Ancient DNA

KW - Data analysis

KW - Demographic history

KW - Equus ovodovi

KW - Extinct species

KW - Mitogenome

KW - Morphometric analysis

KW - Paleogeography

KW - Pleistocene

KW - Russia

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U2 - 10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109696

DO - 10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109696

M3 - Article

VL - 372

JO - Quaternary Science Reviews

JF - Quaternary Science Reviews

SN - 0277-3791

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