Yukagir mammoth

Yukagir Mammoth
The Yukagir Mammoth head
Common nameYukagir Mammoth
SpeciesWoolly mammoth
Agec. 22,500 years
Place discoveredSakha, Russia
Date discovered2002

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. The nickname refers to the Siberian village near where it was found.

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