Thomas.Dodson Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 A complete mummified wold cub aged 56,000-57,000 years was discovered in Northern Canada. "Scientists now say the cub, of which the hide, hair and teeth are intact, is "the most complete wolf mummy known". https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55409689 https://www.newscientist.com/article/57000-57000-year-old-mummified-wolf-pup-discovered-in-canadian-permafrost/ 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scylla Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 beat me to it! https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/12/yukon-gold-miner-unearths-a-mummified-ice-age-wolf-pup/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kane Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 I was reading this on CBC yesterday, and what is truly a happy story is that it brought together the mining community, First Nations, and paleontologists. Here is the article, which has a few different photos and some additional information: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-ice-age-wolf-pup-research-paper-1.5847730 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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