Genomic Data of the Extinct Dalian Horse (Equus dalianensis) from Late Pleistocene Northeastern China (PRJCA045030)
This project contains genomic sequencing data generated from 20 mitochondrial genomes and two nuclear genomes of the extinct Dalian horse (Equus dalianensis), a Late Pleistocene equid from northeastern China. The data were obtained from fossils collected in Heilongjiang Province and Inner Mongolia. Analyses of these genomes revealed that the Dalian horse represents a distinct caballine lineage carrying a unique proportion of Eastern Beringian (EBer) ancestry, suggesting its role as a genetic intermediary between North American and Eurasian horse populations. The dataset provides valuable resources for studying equid evolution, ancient gene flow across the Bering Land Bridge, and extinction dynamics driven by climatic and environmental changes.