Radiocarbon analysis showed the freshwater lakes and wetlands existed in the desert between 9,000 and 25,000 years ago, according to the researchers.
Not exact matches
The researchers combined
radiocarbon dating and DNA
analysis to track the movements of bison into the corridor,
showing that it was fully open by about 13,000 years ago.
A modern peach pit would have a recent
radiocarbon date, but
radiocarbon analysis of the fossil peaches
showed them to be older than the limit of
radiocarbon dating, which is about 50,000 years.