The species went extinct about 12,000 years ago.
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The mummy's head was especially well-preserved, and the forelimbs of the mummy were preserved almost completely, the paper states. The kitten's foot pads and claws are preserved on the plantar surface of the front paw, and all claws -- sharp and strongly curved -- are preserved on the fingers. A frozen mummified carcass of a sabre-tooth tiger kitten was found in the Sakha Republic of Russia in 2020.Findings of frozen mummified remains of mammals from the Late Pleistocene period are "very rare," the researchers said.
When comparing the remains to a modern-day lion cub of a similar age, researchers found "striking morphological peculiarities," according to the paper. Physical differences of the extinct species included an unusual shape of the muzzle -- with a large mouth opening and small ear -- a "very massive" neck region, elongated forelimbs and a dark coat color.
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