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50,000-Year-Old Baby Mammoth Remains Uncovered
- 27 Dec 2024
- 2 min read
Recently, scientists have uncovered the carcass of a 50,000-year-old giant female baby mammoth named Yana, found in Russia due to melting permafrost.
- Mammoth is a member of an extinct group of elephants found as fossils in Pleistocene and Holocene deposits (Two epochs that make up the Quaternary Period),on several continents.
- By 4,000 years ago they became extinct.
- About Yana: It was found in the Batagaika crater in Siberia, known as the “gateway to the underworld” due to its increasing depth from melting ice caused by global warming.
- She died at the age of one, making it an exceptional find among only seven mammoth carcasses recovered worldwide.
- The crater has also revealed remains of other ancient animals like bison, horses, and dogs.
- Permafrost: Soil or underwater sediment that remains frozen below 0°C for more than two years, with depths ranging from a meter to as deep as 1,500 meters.
- Permafrost is common in Arctic regions and mountain summits and can contain frozen remains dating back over 700,000 years.
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