Russia presented on Monday the remarkably well-preserved remains of a calf mammoth 50 thousand years old, found this summer in the Russian Far North, a scientific discovery of great importance.
This female mammoth was named “Iana«, by the river in whose basin it was found, in Yakutiaa sparsely populated territory.
His body was presented in front of the scientific community on Monday at the Northwestern Federal University in Yakutsk, the regional capital.
“The exceptional conservation of this mammoth has surprised us all: there is no loss of head, trunk, ears or mouth, nor visible damage or deformations.”
Explained Anatoli Nikolaïev, the university’s rector, according to the statement.
Iana, which could be the best preserved mammoth specimen in the world, weighs 180 kilograms and measures 120 centimeters high, and less than two meters long.
“This discovery will provide information on the ontogeny of mammoths, their adaptive characteristics, the paleoecological conditions of their habitats and other aspects.”
Iana, the mammoth that revolutionized Russia
Studies will be carried out to determine Iana’s exact age, which is estimated at “a year or a little more.”
His 50,000-year-old corpse was discovered this summer on the territory of the Batagaika research station.
Other remains of prehistoric animals have already been found in that region.
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Before Iana, only six mammoth skeletons had been discovered in the world: five in Russia and one in Canada, according to the university.
In Yakutia, an isolated region with an area similar to Argentina and bordered by the Arctic Ocean, permafrost acts as a giant.
This freezer allows you to preserve prehistoric animals, especially mammoths.
In recent years, the Batagaïka station has found remains of prehistoric horses and bison, as well as the mummy of a leminox.
#TL2 | #Russia presented on Monday the remarkably well-preserved remains of a 50,000-year-old mammoth calf, found in June in the Russian Far North.
This female mammoth was named “Iana”, after the river in whose basin she was found, in Yakutia.
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