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Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 9d

These two #wolf pup sisters died 14,000 years ago near #Tumat, #Siberia. Testing revealed that the pair were 2 months old at the time of death, and were already eating solid foods such as woolly rhinoceros. #permafrost

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 12d

CT scans of Lyuba #mammoth showing sediment in trunk, trachea, and lungs. Proof that the poor baby mammoth drowned in mud. #extinct #iceage

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 12d

#Homotherium cub compared to a 3 week old lion cub. #permafrost #iceage #extinct

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 14d

A 99 million year old baby bird trapped in amber. #extinct #BurmeseAmber #Cretaceous #amberfossils #enantiornithes

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 14d

This #SteppeBison was attacked by an American Lion 36,000 years ago. It survived the initial attack but later died due to injuries. His frozen corpse was discovered in 1979, in #Fairbanks Alaska by gold miners. He was given the name #BlueBabe due to the blue iron phosphate that tinted his skin.

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 14d

This 7 month old #WoollyRhino calf died approximately 34,000 years ago. Discovered in #Siberia in 2014, the calf still had its thick coat of strawberry blonde fur. The calf was named Sasha, though its sex cannot be determined as none of the internal organs survived. #extinct #permafrost #iceage

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 14d

This 1-2 week old #foal drowned 42,000 years ago. It was discovered in the #Batagaika Crater in 2018. An autopsy was performed in 2019, where it was discovered that the body still had liquid blood and urine. #permafrost

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 14d

This seven week old female #wolf pup was discovered in 2016 by gold miners in the Klondike #permafrost. Scientists think she was killed in a den collapse 57,000 years ago. She was named #Zhùr by the local people, and scientists were able to determine that her mother ate mostly salmon.

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 14d

This adult male #Pleistocene #wolf died 44,000 years ago. It was found completely intact, including its organs. A necropsy was performed and scientists are currently analyzing its stomach contents for ancient bacteria and viruses.

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Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 14d

Various preserved examples of #Mylodon skin and fur. Mylodon was a giant #groundsloth that went #extinct approx. 10,000 years ago. Examination of the furs revealed that Mylodon was the only type of sloth to have osteoderms imbedded in their skin.

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 14d

The Children of #Llullaillaco are 3 #Incan #mummies found in 1999. This mummy was nicknamed “El Niño” (The Boy). He was aprox. 4-5y/o at death. Although all 3 children had been drugged, El Niño was the only one to have been tied up before death.

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 14d

The Children of #Llullaillaco are 3 #Incan #mummies found in 1999. This mummy was nicknamed “La Niña del Rayo” (The Lightning Girl). She was aprox. 6 y/o, and was struck by lightning at some point after death.

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 14d

The Children of #Llullaillaco are 3 #Incan #mummies found in 1999. This mummy was nicknamed “La #Doncella” (The Maiden). She was aprox. 13 y/o at death. She was found with a wad of coca leaves in her mouth, and a bacterial infection in her lungs.

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 14d

This is the #Oxford #Dodo. It is the only surviving soft tissue remains of the #extinct Dodo bird. A thorough examination in 2018 revealed the cause of death for this specimen: It was shot in the back of the head/neck with a 17th century shotgun. #iceage

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 15d

This little female #cavelion cub starved to death over 26000 years ago. Abandoned in a cave by her mother, the cub was too young to feed herself. Her body was discovered perfectly preserved in 2018. The scientists named her Sparta. #permafrost #extinct #iceage

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 15d

This is the first adult #Pleistocene steppe #wolf (partial) carcass ever discovered. The severed head was discovered in Siberia’s #Yakutia area in 2018. Scientists are unsure how the head became detached from the body, or where the rest of the body might be.

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 15d

This little male wolf pup died 18,000 years ago, and was found by locals in 2018 near the Indigirka River. He was nicknamed “Dogor,” which means “friend” in the Yakut language. For years scientists could not tell if #Dogor was a wolf or a dog, but an analysis in 2022 concluded that he was 100% wolf.

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Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 15d

This mummified #bear was unearthed in 2020 from #Siberian #permafrost. Scientists originally thought this was a 22,000 y/o cave bear, but a necropsy in 2023 reveals that it’s just a 3,460 y/o brown bear.

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 15d

This is a 40,000 year old mummified black-footed #ferret. Discovered in the #Yukon in 1984, it was dug up by a miners dog. Thinking the little carcass would be of interest to researchers, the miner saved it in his freezer. X-rays revealed the ferret to be a young male, and its last meal was vole.

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Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 15d

This is #Yantarogekko Balticus. It is an #extinct genus of gecko known from a single specimen found in Kaliningrad, Russia. Much like modern #geckos, Y. Balticus had adhesive toepads and a projectile tongue. #amberfossils #paleontology

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 15d

This #Homotherium cub is the first of its kind. This 3-week old #sabertooth cub died aprox. 32,000 years ago, and is the first #extinct mammal with no living modern descendants to be studied by scientists.

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 15d

This is the only #Borealopelta markmitchelli specimen in the world. Discovered in 2011, the species was named after technician Mark Mitchel, who spent over 6 years skillfully preparing the #fossil for study.
#paleontology

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 15d

#Ötzi the Iceman lived approximately 5300 years ago during the Copper Age. Ötzi was discovered partially buried in ice, along with the remains of his clothing, tools, weapons, and medicine. Upon examination, he was also found to have 61 tattoos, and an arrowhead imbedded in his left shoulder.

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 15d

This little female #mammoth calf was only a month old when she drowned in mud 42,000 years ago. She was discovered in 2007, and given the nickname “Lyuba.” After being excavated, Lyuba was stolen and exhibited outside a local store, which resulted in her tail and right ear being chewed off by dogs.

Preserved Remains @preservedremains.bsky.social · 16d

These 2 little cave lion cubs were just 1-2 days old when they died over 50000 years ago. There was no trace of milk in their stomachs, meaning they died before they got the chance to feed from their mother. The siblings were discovered in 2015. Scientists named the pair Uyan and Dina. #paleontology

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