32,000-Year-Old Perfectly Preserved Wolf Head Unearthed in Siberia

32,000-Year-Old Perfectly Preserved Wolf Head Unearthed in Siberia

 Buzz Feedz: A lucky mammoth tusk hunter in the vast Siberian area of Yakutia discovered an incredible find in 2018: the complete skull of an ancient wolf. A never-before-seen window into the existence of organisms that inhabited the Earth thousands of years ago is provided by this amazing find.

An unusual discovery was made in 2018 by a lucky mammoth tusk hunter in the vast Siberian area of Yakutia: a prehistoric wolf's skull that was completely intact. This amazing find provides an unmatched window into the existence of species that once walked the Earth millions of years ago.

The specimen, which is 32,000 years old and was miraculously preserved by the permafrost in the area, belonged to an adult Pleistocene steppe wolf, a unique lineage that is no longer extant. It is the first incomplete carcass of its sort to have ever been discovered, and it has given scientists priceless information about the traits and behaviours of these extinct wolves as well as shed light on the causes of their extinction.

Pictures of the severed head clearly off its enormous size—it was about 15.7 inches long and included a superbly preserved nose, sharp fangs, and traces of fur. Although some sources have referred to it as a "giant wolf," specialists say that once the frozen permafrost attached to its neck is taken into consideration, it is not considerably bigger than its current wolf cousins.

A Russian study team, coordinated by Albert Proto Popov of the Republic of Sakha's Academy of Sciences, wants to create a computerized model of the wolf's brain and skull inside in an effort to shed further light on the subject.

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