Scientists Discover Exceptionally Preserved Mammoth Carcass in Siberia – One America News Network
OAN Staff Blake Wolf
2:17 PM – Monday, December 23, 2024
Scientists in Siberia have announced they are analyzing a remarkably preserved juvenile mammoth, which was unearthed from melting permafrost and dates back more than 50,000 years.
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The mammoth was found in the Batagaika crater, a substantial depression reaching over 260 feet deep. Weighing over 240 pounds, the carcass was reportedly lifted to the surface on a makeshift stretcher, as stated by Maxim Cherpasov, the director of the Lazarev Mammoth Museum Laboratory in Yakutsk.
This 50,000-year-old specimen is believed to be a female mammoth, informally named Yana. Experts are asserting that Yana represents one of the best-preserved mammoth remains ever found, with Cherpasov describing it as a “unique discovery.”
Alongside Yana, other prehistoric animals have also been found in the area, including a 32,000-year-old saber-toothed cat cub and a wolf carcass estimated to be 44,000 years old.
“We were all surprised by the exceptional preservation of the mammoth,” remarked Anatoly Nikolayev, rector of North-Eastern Federal University.
Researchers estimate that the mammoth was likely “just over a year old” at the time of its death, though further tests will help ascertain its exact age.
“Typically, the first parts to thaw, especially the trunk, are often consumed by modern predators or birds. In this case, although the forelimbs have been eaten, the head remains incredibly well preserved,” Cherpasov noted.
Before this discovery, only six mammoth carcasses had been documented globally, with five found in Russia and one in Canada, according to authorities at North-Eastern Federal University.
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