Human DNA Found In 2-3 Mya eDNA? - 6

It's Everywhere!

Continuing with our perusal of eDNA/aDNA, here is another list of 'human DNA' segments found in the 2-3 million year old Greenland (Appendix NFO).

The year span contemplated in this series (2-3 million) is not out of bounds:

"Sahelanthropus tchadensis is one of the oldest known species in the human family tree. This species lived sometime between 7 and 6 million years ago ..."

(Smithsonian National Museum, emphasis added). Getting a bit more specific about the genetics involved:

"DNA also shows that our species and chimpanzees diverged from a common ancestor species that lived between 8 and 6 million years ago."

(ibid, genetics, emphasis added).  The project containing the list of FASTQ data files being perused is Project ENA PRJEB55522.

Thus, this series is not "out of bounds" and is within the scope of the eDNA/aDNA realm of time eh?

The previous post in this series is here.