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Scientists in Russia's Yakutsk have conducted a necropsy on "Yana," a remarkably preserved baby mammoth discovered in the permafrost of Yakutia. Previously estimated to be 50,000 years old, new analysis has now revealed that she lived over 130,000 years ago.
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Scientists conduct a necropsy on "Yana," a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth, at North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk. (AFP)
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Scientists examine the 50,000-year-old baby mammoth "Yana" during a necropsy at North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk. The 180-kg carcass was unearthed last summer in Yakutia's permafrost. (AFP)
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Scientists carry out a necropsy on "Yana," a baby mammoth estimated to be 50,000 years old, at North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk. The 180-kg remains, found near Batagaika in Yakutia’s permafrost, measure 120 cm tall and 200 cm long.
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In the image, a foot and other parts of the 180-kg carcass are visible. Unearthed near Batagaika in Yakutia’s permafrost, Yana’s age was later revised to over 130,000 years, according to the Mammoth Museum. (AFP)
