Mummified woolly mammoth from Ice Age discovered

Ultra-rare mummified woolly mammoth from Ice Age discovered buried in field

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The discovery of the calf dubbed Nun cho ga, which means 'large baby animal', has palaeontologists buzzing after she was unearthed by miners in the Klondike gold fields of Canada’s.

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A baby woolly mammoth found beneath gold fields is "one of the most spectacular mummified ice period animals ever discovered in the world".

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The discovery, which has palaeontologists buzzing with excitement, was made by miners in the Klondike gold fields of Canada’s far north on June 21.

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A young miner injured the calf with his excavator before raising the alarm. Nun cho ga, which means "huge baby animal", had palaeontologist Grant Zazula delighted.

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A young miner injured the calf with his excavator before raising the alarm. Nun cho ga, which means "huge baby animal", had palaeontologist Grant Zazula in fits of delight.

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“is gorgeous and one of the most spectacular mummified ice period animals ever discovered in the world”.

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The animal is considered to be female and would have died during the ice period, more than 30,000 years ago. about a month old when she died.

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Ultra-rare mummified woolly mammoth from Ice Age discovered buried in field

The discovery of the calf dubbed Nun cho ga, which means 'large baby animal', has palaeontologists buzzing after she was unearthed by miners in the Klondike gold fields of Canada’s.

A baby woolly mammoth found beneath gold fields is "one of the most spectacular mummified ice period animals ever discovered in the world".

Mlummified Mammoth from Ice Age found.

The discovery, which has palaeontologists buzzing with excitement, was made by miners in the Klondike gold fields of Canada’s far north on June 21.

A young miner injured the calf with his excavator before raising the alarm. Nun cho ga, which means "huge baby animal", had palaeontologist Grant Zazula delighted.

A young miner injured the calf with his excavator before raising the alarm. Nun cho ga, which means "huge baby animal", had palaeontologist Grant Zazula in fits of delight.

“is gorgeous and one of the most spectacular mummified ice period animals ever discovered in the world”.

Palaeontologist Grant Zazula says

The animal is considered to be female and would have died during the ice period, more than 30,000 years ago. about a month old when she died.

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