9,300-year-old bison mummy uncovered in Siberia

9,300-year-old bison mummy uncovered in Siberia

The frozen "Yukagir bison mummy" was found in the Yana-Indigirka Lowland in eastern Siberia.

The research, led by Natalia Serduk of the Russian Academy of Sciences, was presented this week at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's annual meeting in Berlin, and they will be published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.