[Coyoteman]

The lower jawbone fragment, an incisor

From pubmedcentral

: "And, intriguingly, mitochondrial DNA has now been extracted from Quaternary fossil teeth, allowing fossil samples to be placed in the same population genetic framework as extant populations living in the same geographic area"

The above case is only 2,400 years old. They have Neanderthal DNA much older than that.

But I think 2 million years will be a challenge for a while to come for DNA studies.

[mysterio]

But I think 2 million years will be a challenge for a while to come for DNA studies.

Yeah, that is a pretty old sample. I remember reading about scientists doing protein analysis of a T. rex sample like 68 million years old, but I don't think there was any DNA, mitochondrial or otherwise.

[ASA Vet]

Thanks Doc