Baby mammoth preserved world best found in the Russian crater
Baby mammoth preserved world best found in the Russian crater
In the Siberian region of Jakutia, Russian scientists presented the remarkably well -preserved skeleton of a baby cancellation. The remains of the animal that lived during the last ice age were discovered in June after they had been on the permafrost for more than 50,000 years.
discovery of the baby collection
The female that got the nickname Yana was found by locals when a permafrost crater expanded. This was reported by the Russian news agency TASS.
The details of the finds
, according to Maksim Cheprasov, the head of the Mammut Museum at the north-eastern federal university (NEFU) in Jakutsk, is the copy of one of the best preserved mammoth that has ever been found. Cheprasov further explained that the baby gathering was about a year old when it died and had a weight of around 180 kilograms. The radiocarbon analytical results date the animal to around 50,000 years.
growth conditions in the ice age
According to researchers, young mammoths grew faster than the descendants of modern animals such as horses, bison and wolves, which is due to the harsh climatic conditions of the time. "They had to get big to be able to survive the strict winter," said Cheprasov.hidden treasures in the Batagaika crater
The remains of the mammoth were discovered in the Batagaika crater, which has grown continuously since the 1960s, and further promoted further prehistoric finds such as horses and bison. The residents discovered the skeleton after a partial slip of the crater, with the front of the mammoth being uncovered, while the rear part and the hind legs remained in the permafrost. The latter was later recovered by Cheprasov's colleagues.
unique find in science
Before the discovery of this baby collection, only six complete mammoth skeletons were known worldwide, five of them in Russia and one in Canada, according to Cheprasov. Anatoly Nikolaev, the rector of the north -eastern federal university, described the find as "really unique, not only for our university and Russian science, but also for the world". This significant find could expand the view of the way of life and the survival of these fascinating animals.
The report was supplemented by contributions by Svitlana Vlasova from CNN.
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