Yuka (mammoth)

Not to be confused with Yukagir mammoth.
Yuka
The mammoth's mummified remains
SpeciesWoolly Mammoth
SexFemale
Died39,000 YA[1]
Siberia
Known forBest preserved woolly mammoth
ResidenceMoscow
Weight5 tonnes
Height3 m (9 ft 10 in)
External image
image icon Slideshow from Huffington Post
image icon Image from Discovery News

Yuka is the best-preserved woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) carcass ever found. It was discovered by local Siberian tusk hunters in August 2010.[2][3][4] They turned it over to local scientists, who made an initial assessment of the carcass in 2012.[5] It is displayed in Moscow.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Yirka, Bob (April 5, 2012). "Well preserved mammoth from Siberia shows signs of early man stealing from lions". Phys.org. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Potter, Ned (April 5, 2012). "Woolly Mammoth Apparently Butchered by Ancient Humans". ABC News. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Rudaya, Natalia; Protopopov, Albert; Trofimova, Svetlana; Plotnikov, Valery; Zhilich, Snezhana (December 20, 2014). "Landscapes of the 'Yuka' mammoth habitat: A palaeobotanical approach". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 214 (March 2015): 1–8. doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2014.12.003. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  5. ^ Aviss, Ben (April 4, 2012). "Woolly mammoth carcass may have been cut into by humans". BBC News. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2021.