10.6.2012
For a long-extinct Ice age species, mammoths have been making a lot of news lately—and the remarkable, hairy finds simply keep on coming. An 11-year-old Russian boy has reportedly stumbled upon the 30,000 year old carcass of one of the colossal beasts on the Tamir Peninsula, in a serendipitous scientific discovery. The carcasses already considered one of the most impressive finds in the history of Ice Age paleontology. Discover more at GlobalPost

For a long-extinct Ice age species, mammoths have been making a lot of news lately—and the remarkable, hairy finds simply keep on coming.

An 11-year-old Russian boy has reportedly stumbled upon the 30,000 year old carcass of one of the colossal beasts on the Tamir Peninsula, in a serendipitous scientific discovery. The carcasses already considered one of the most impressive finds in the history of Ice Age paleontology.

Discover more at GlobalPost

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