#mammoth fossil

[steriotypicaloutlaw]

Meme I saw in a dream and had to recreate

It's a mammoth fossil that was found in the La Brea tar pits, where as most fossils are found in sedimentary rock. Dream me was cooking

[unusualgrimm]

Bittersweet appreciation because I think about these guys more than I should

Laika 🫶 - name means 'barker' and 'loyal'

I know it was for science and everything but I can never help thinking about how she was lifted from the streets, prepared for such a huge thing bigger than she would ever know. Given love and shelter while she trained, then when she was sent off, knowing she wouldn't survive.

I think about her passing away a lot, she had to have been lonely, overwhelmed and whining for anyone to come help her. Love and appreciation for this wonderful little soul, wish I could give her all the affection she deserved

Laika - Wikipedia

Lyuba 🫶 - name means 'love'

A 1 month old female mammoth calf found frozen in ice, she is almost perfectly mummified and her death was choking and must have been so panicked but she gives us so much knowledge of the past, of her species. Giving us more information than any of her ancestors that lived full lives.

She still had some of her mother's milk in her as well, some part of her mum forever being with her and keeping her safe

Lyuba (mammoth) - Wikipedia

The Odd Couple 🫶

They may have died separately or together, but now they've kept eachother company for millenia. We won't know their story but the thought of these 2 species, terrified and seeking sanctuary from the violence of their surroundings before succumbing to it.

Maybe they had a symbiotic relationship, maybe they fought before being washed in, whatever it was, now they're together forever, huddled together for warmth and comfort.

Oddest couple ever found: Amphibian and mammal forerunner share 250 million year old burrow

250 million years ago, a mammal forerunner and an amphibian shared a burrow. Scientists from South Africa, Australia and France have discove

If u know of any more please add on to this, I swear I'm not tryna make ppl cry

[arko006-blog]

Well-preserved fossil of a woolly mammoth has been discovered in a Siberian lake- Technology News, Firstpost FP TrendingAug 04, 2020 15:34:41 IST After a five-day-long search, scientists have managed to retrieve the bones and faeces of a woolly mammoth from a shallow lake in Siberia.

[archaeologicalnews]

Guide accused of helping client smuggle 10,000-year-old mammoth tusk out of Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A guide known for taking clients to the wildest reaches of Alaska has been charged with helping a man smuggle a 10,000-year-old mammoth fossil out of the state.

Karen Jettmar, director of Equinox Wilderness Expeditions and the author of “The Alaska River Guide,” was indicted Dec. 16 on charges of conspiracy and removing paleontological resource from federal land.

The charges came after a Bureau of Land Management investigation showed a mammoth tusk estimated to be worth $4,000 was removed from public lands near the Kokolik River in Northwest Alaska during a June 2007 guided trip.

Jettmar’s client, who is described in the indictment as a co-conspirator but not named, took the mammoth fossil to Pennsylvania, investigators say.

Alaska is a desirable destination for paleontologists, archaeologists and other prehistoric artifact sleuths. The state has more than 15,000 archaeological sites. Read more.