{
  "id": 5653582,
  "title": "Ancient DNA Rewrites Story of Enigmatic ‘American Cheetah’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/ancient-dna-rewrites-story-of-enigmatic-american-cheetah",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-04T21:51:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sci.News",
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    "url": "https://www.sci.news/paleontology/miracinonyx-trumani-15043.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "For several decades, paleontologists have described Miracinonyx trumani -- an extinct species of cheetah-like felid that roamed the North American prairies and steppe terrains more than 13,000 years ago -- as North America’s answer to the African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). The post Ancient DNA Rewrites Story of Enigmatic ‘American Cheetah’ appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}