Kastykhtakh mammoth from Taimyr (Russia

• Main Authors: Irina V Kirillova, Fedor K Shidlovskiy, Vadim V Titov
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Karga; Taimyr
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1073.2978; http://paleorostov.narod.ru/Kirillova_Kastykhtakh_mammoth_QI2012.pdf

a b s t r a c t Taimyr Peninsula is a unique region of Northern Russia, with spectacular outstanding finds of complete mammoth skeletons and carcasses. In 2008, a skeleton of a small female mammoth was found in the Upper Karga deposits of Kastykhtakh River valley. The animal lived during the Middle...