35,000-Year-Old Saber-Toothed Cub Found Preserved in Siberia

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Russian scientists hail discovery of 32,000-year-old saber-toothed cat cub

The saber-toothed cat cub is almost small enough to hold in one hand, but its discovery after 32,000 years is a momentous event for paleontologists.

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Four years ago, researchers found the mummy of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed cat cub in the northeastern Russian republic of Yakutia. The results of a study were published in the journal Scientific Reports, which showed that the cat was only three weeks old when it died. The cause of death is unknown. The physical characteristics of the animal were compared with the lion and interesting differences were found.

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Scientists study ‘very rare’ frozen remains of 35,000-year-old saber-toothed cub

close Video Rare dinosaur skeletons found after catastrophic flooding Paleontologists in Brazil found skeletons of a dinosaur after erosion from catastrophic flooding occurred in the region. The fossils are estimated to be 233 million years old. A mummified saber-toothed cub dating back 35,000 years was left almost perfectly preserved in Siberia’s permafrost. The remains had been found back in 2020, northeast of Yakutia, Russia. Research…

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Saber-Tooth Cat Cub Is First to Be Found Mummified in Ice – and it Still Has Hair

Despite hundreds of scientific illustrations, no one knew for sure what a saber-tooth cat actually looked like, until now. As is sometimes the case, Siberian prospectors looking for mammoth tusks, likely illicitly, have uncovered another incredible Pleistocene mammal frozen in permafrost—in this instance, a “saber-tooth kitten.” Belonging to the species Homotherium latidens, paleontologists at the Russian […] The post Saber-Tooth Cat Cub Is Firs…

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Russian scientists hail discovery of 32,000-year-old sabre-toothed cat cub

YAKUTSK, RUSSIA : The sabre-toothed cat cub is almost small enough to hold in one hand, but its discovery after 32,000 years is a momentous event for palaeontologists.It was around three weeks old when it died in what is now northeastern Russia - and the permafrost has kept it well-preserved ever since.

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Found by Russian scientists in Siberian permafrost, this specimen is part of an extinct species called Homotherium latidens. What similarities it has with modern African lions