DPS Ammonite Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) What is being called the best preserved Ice Age animal ever found anywhere is described in a recent paper. The internal organs are mummified while the fur is slightly ruffled. Boeskorov, Gennady G., Valery V. Plotnikov, Albert V. Protopopov, Gennady F. Baryshnikov, Philippe Fosse, Love Dalén, David W.G. Stanton, Innokenty S. Pavlov, Naoki Suzuki, and Alexey N. Tikhonov 2021. "The Preliminary Analysis of Cave Lion Cubs Panthera spelaea(Goldfuss, 1810) from the Permafrost of Siberia" Quaternary 4, no. 3: 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/quat4030024 https://www.mdpi.com/2571-550X/4/3/24/htm Edited August 6, 2021 by DPS Ammonite 8 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phos_01 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 very interesting! Thank you for sharing this. Fascinating on the first glimpse how they have not changed much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Those mummified remains are amazing. Great paper too. Good captivating reading. Thanks for sharing this John. 1 Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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