The frozen mummy of a sabre-toothed cub found in Siberia was so well-preserved that it gave scientists the chance to study an extinct mammal unlike ever before.
In a study published on Thursday, scientists shared their findings on a frozen, mummified sabre-toothed cub discovered in one of the coldest places on the planet.A member of the species Homotherium latidens, the cub was discovered in 2020 in the Republic of Sakha in eastern Russia. This region can see temperatures as low as minus 90 degrees, according to NASA.
The cub was so well-preserved in the cold elements that scientists said they were able to conduct a historic first – to study the appearance of an extinct mammal that has no analogs in the modern era.For example, the fur on the cub was able to be analyzed. Researchers noted that the fur was short, thick, soft and dark brown, measuring about 2-3 centimeters long. The fur was longer on parts of the cub, such as on its back, neck and in the corners of its mouth.
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