Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login
A mummified Pleistocene gray wolf pup (cell.com)
1 point by sradman on Dec 22, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



> In July 2016, a mummified carcass of an ancient wolf (Canis lupus) pup (specimen YG 648.1) was discovered in thawing permafrost in the Klondike goldfields, near Dawson City, Yukon, Canada

> She lived approximately 57,000 years ago and died in her den during a collapse of the sediments. During her short life, she ate aquatic resources, and is related to ancient Beringian and Russian gray wolves and her clade is basal to all living gray wolves.

The image of the wolf pup made the cover of Current Biology:

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/issue?pii=S0960-9822(19...




Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: