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TSU paleontologists found record concentration of mammoths bones in RF

© с сайта ТГУTSU paleontologists found record concentration of mammoths bones in RF
© с сайта ТГУTSU paleontologists found record concentration of mammoths bones in RF

TOMSK, Sep 22 – RIA Tomsk. The scientists and students of Tomsk State University (TSU) excavated the natural boundary Wolf Mane (near Novosibirsk), stumbled on areas with a high concentration of mammoth bones; they found the remains of animals which bones sizes exceeded the previous finds, the press service of the university reports on Thursday.

It is specified that paleontologists of TSU in 2016 conducted excavation on one of the largest burials of mammoths in Eurasia – in the natural boundary the Wolf Mane. This time researchers found the deep bone bed about which nobody suspected. At a depth of 1,7-2,1 meters bones of cubs and adult mammoths which were larger, than their "younger" relatives were found.

"Among the largest fragments – is a hip nearly 1,15 meters long. Possibly, it belonged to a mammoth male age of 45-50 years which weight made 5-6 tons <…>, and height with taking into account soft fabrics exceeded three meters. Its remains, perhaps, have lain in rock mass 20-25 or even 30 millennia", – quoted in the message the head of laboratory of ecosystems of the Mesozoic and the Cenozoic Sergey Leshchinsky.

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It is noted that scientists found bone bed deposits with such high number of the remains which isn't mentioned in one mammoth location of the Russian Federation. Concentration on one "square" at a thickness of deposits to a half a meter exceeded 100 bones – it's well remained vertebras, edges, bones of extremities. It is supposed that bones of the lowermost level belong to the animals coming here for several thousands of years before opening of this "cemetery" of megafauna.

"The big difference in sizes between mammoths from lower and higher levels is explained by the fact that on a final piece of the period of the existence this species of animals was under the powerful pressure of adverse factors of the habitat. Judging from the fact that at many remains of late mammoths there are symptoms of osteodystrophy, animals suffered from mineral starvation", – is said in the message.

It is added that on the Wolf Mane scientists and students revealed not only the remains of at least eight mammoths. From 785 found finds some teeth and bones belong to bison, horse, fox or polar fox, and rodents.

Earlier it was reported that in 2015 paleontologists of TSU found in the natural boundary the Wolf Mane in the Novosibirsk region, the mammoths refugium (one of the last habitats). Here animals had "mud bath" and vitamin "sanatorium" where they could find food with the necessary minerals. Besides, it was succeeded to prove that mammoths lived in a refugium together with the people.

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