 The Yukagir Mammoth head | |
| Common name | Yukagir Mammoth |
|---|---|
| Species | Woolly mammoth |
| Age | c. 22,500 years |
| Place discovered | Sakha, Russia |
| Date discovered | 2002 |
The Yukagir Mammoth is a frozen adult male woolly mammoth specimen found in the autumn of 2002 in northern Yakutia, Arctic Siberia, Russia, and is considered to be an exceptional discovery.[1] The nickname refers to the Siberian village near where it was found.[2]
- ^ Mol, Dick; Shoshani, Jeheskel (Hezy); Tikhonov, Aleksei; GEEL, Bas van; Lazarev, Peter; Boeskorov, Gennady; Agenbroad, Larry (2006). "The Yukagir Mammoth: Brief History, 14c dates, individual age, gender, size, physical and environmental conditions and storage" (PDF). Scientific Annals, School of Geology Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). 98: 299–314. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
- ^ "NOVA | scienceNOW | A Mammoth Waste of Time image 2 | PBS". www.pbs.org.