petrous

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Researchers targeted DNA stored in the petrous, a very dense bone that envelopes the inner ear.

From New York Times

The researchers located ancient DNA in their petrous bones—dense inner ear bones that preserve genetic material particularly well—but only managed to successfully retrieve a complete genome from the man.

From Science Magazine

In recent years, however, scientists have learned that the petrous bone of the inner ear contains an unusually high quantity of DNA, allowing them to locate usable genetic material even in otherwise degraded skeletons.

From Science Magazine

As an example, many researchers focus their sampling effort on the petrous bone, the hard portion of the temporal bone at the base of the skull, which houses the intricate structures of the inner ear.

From Nature

Researchers used the teeth and petrous bones of the remains to analyze their DNA.

From Fox News