Remains of mammoth unearthed near Mexico City
Mexican experts are carefully digging up fossils of a Pleistocene-era mammoth believed to have been cut to pieces by ancient humans.
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Mexican archaeologists work on parts of a skeleton of a mammoth discovered in December 2015 [Credit: AFP] |
Archaeologists have been working at the site since April, and they hope to complete their work in the next few days.
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Mexican archaeologists work on parts of a skeleton of a mammoth discovered in December 2015 [Credit: AFP] |
The lake was also very good for preserving the remains.
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Mexican archaeologists work on parts of a skeleton of a mammoth discovered in December 2015 [Credit: AFP] |
When alive, the mammoth was 3.5 meters high, five meters long, weighed around five tonnes, and was between the ages of 20 and 25.
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Mexican archaeologists work on parts of a skeleton of a mammoth discovered in December 2015 [Credit: AFP] |
However the remaining fossils "do not maintain an anatomical order," Cordoba said, suggesting the mammoth was cut up by humans for its meat or pelt.
Scientists hope to eventually assemble the fossils and put them on display.
Source: AFP [June 25, 2016]
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