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50000-year-old mummified pup holds clues to the past – DTNext
More than 50,000 years ago, a den in sandy soil collapsed on a wolf pup and killed her, sealing her away from air and moisture so the pup’s body mummified in the…
More than 50,000 years ago, a den in sandy soil collapsed on a wolf pup and killed her, sealing her away from air and moisture so the pups body mummified in the cold.
Chennai:She stayed buried in permafrost until four years ago, when the work of global warming and the explorations of a gold miner uncovered her in Canadas Yukon Territory near Dawson City.
He wanted a precious metal; what he found was palaeontological gold.
That mummy is now on display at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Center in…
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