“Mammoth Carcass” Found in Canadian Gold Mine Over 30,000 Years Old – Almost Complete
“Mammoth Carcass” Found – AFP Reported that an indigenous gold digger (Tr’ondek Hwech’in First Nation) in Canada discovered “The carcass of a mammoth baby” while mining for gold at the Klondike Mine in Dawson City, the country’s westernmost Yukon Territory. along with the name of the fossilized baby elephant carcass “Nanshoga” (Nun cho ga) In dialect, it means big baby.
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Mummified baby woolly mammoth named Nun cho ga that was discovered in Yukon. Government of Yukon
Mr Grant Sazula, paleontologist He said following checking that the carcass of this mammoth calf was almost intact, both leather and fur. “It’s very beautiful and one of the most incredible Ice Age animal remains ever discovered on Earth,” Sazula said. He said the carcass of a mammoth Nanchoga was believed to be a female and died during the Ice Age more than 30,000 years ago.
This discovery is the first almost complete mammoth remains found in North America. A half mammoth was previously discovered, which was later named “Effie” (Effie) At the gold mine in Alaska of the United States in 1948, or more than 74 years ago.
Local Yukon officials said the carcass of the mammoth Nanchoga was similar in size to the 42,000-year-old Lyuba mammoth found in Russia’s Siberian region last year. 2007
A mummified baby woolly mammoth has been found in the Klondike gold fields, the Yukon government announced. It said the animal found within Trʼondek Hwechʼin Traditional Territory earlier this week is the most complete and best preserved mammoth found in North America to date. /thestar/
Geologists from the Yukon Geological Survey and University of Calgary who recovered the mammoth suggest it died and was frozen during the ice age, more than 30,000 years ago. Government of Yukon
Ice age paleontologist Grant Zazula said it has been his lifelong dream to “come face to face with a real woolly mammoth” and he is excited to find out more regarding the animal. Paleontologist Grant Zazula said the little tyke, which retained its skin and hair, “is beautiful and one of the most incredible mummified ice age animals ever discovered in the world.” “I am excited to get to know her more,” he said in a statement. Government of Yukon
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