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They just need to fill in the missing pieces of DNA with frog DNA and this puppy will be hopping around in no time!
But no, at this time the DNA recovered from frozen tundra mammals have all been to decayed to be usable in any DNA seeding of a surrogate species egg. There was a show on an attempt made to get mammoth DNA from Siberia and they did get pretty close to usable material, but they too came up short. They didn't leave empty handed however as they discovered some new frozen mammals to study.
"Also found was a thirty-thousand-year-old wolf from an extinct breed of ice age wolves. A part of this find suggests human activity as the head of the wolf appears to have been decapitated by hunters."
So I guess the question is, how did the puppy end up in the permafrost basically intact? This is similar to a woolly mammoth that was found intact, the only way I can see this happening is there was no permafrost at the time of their deaths.
One thing that wasn't mentioned in the article was where the pup was found, was it found in peat like the woolly mammoth? That suggests bogs not permafrost. With the glaciers receding there was no permafrost for the ground wouldn't be frozen under a glacier. I believe the pup died like the woolly mammoth from breaking through a vegetative layer over the bog or falling in and not able to get back out, dying from hypothermia and sinking to the bottom and sediments covering them and preserving them in the peat saving them from predators and weathering.
the only way I can see this happening is there was no permafrost at the time
The last glacial period peak was approx. 18000 years ago so there was certainly permafrost when the puppy died, however during warmer months there would be some surface thawing allowing the puppy to be buried and subsequently frozen, additional sedimentation in subsequent years would put the puppy below the permanent permafrost layer until now.
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Pretty amazing find. Siberia seems to be one of the new ''hotbeds'' of discovery.
This is another recent discovery.
Hopefully, it will solve the mystery or it will open the door to new and exciting leads/discoveries.
How could this be? Isn't the Earth only 6000 years old? Maybe the Martians imported the fossils and planted them here.
Good one, Buzz!
Not only is the earth 6,000 years old it's also flat.
Of COURSE it's flat. Here's a picture of it. Does it look spherical to you?
See, I told you so.
Good one Buzz, Lol
A question would be - are they going to try to clone the little one to actually determine, not only what it is, but where did it originate?
Maybe at some point in time but last I read the technology to do so is not there yet
Yeah, it can only be done at Jurassic Park.
They just need to fill in the missing pieces of DNA with frog DNA and this puppy will be hopping around in no time!
But no, at this time the DNA recovered from frozen tundra mammals have all been to decayed to be usable in any DNA seeding of a surrogate species egg. There was a show on an attempt made to get mammoth DNA from Siberia and they did get pretty close to usable material, but they too came up short. They didn't leave empty handed however as they discovered some new frozen mammals to study.
"Also found was a thirty-thousand-year-old wolf from an extinct breed of ice age wolves. A part of this find suggests human activity as the head of the wolf appears to have been decapitated by hunters."
But that would be so cool.
So I guess the question is, how did the puppy end up in the permafrost basically intact? This is similar to a woolly mammoth that was found intact, the only way I can see this happening is there was no permafrost at the time of their deaths.
They usually got caught in unexpected snowstorms, died and then the permafrost happened. It was kind of sad to see the pup that way.
With this find, man's best friend will now become his teacher.
One thing that wasn't mentioned in the article was where the pup was found, was it found in peat like the woolly mammoth? That suggests bogs not permafrost. With the glaciers receding there was no permafrost for the ground wouldn't be frozen under a glacier. I believe the pup died like the woolly mammoth from breaking through a vegetative layer over the bog or falling in and not able to get back out, dying from hypothermia and sinking to the bottom and sediments covering them and preserving them in the peat saving them from predators and weathering.
The fact that it was found in a lump of frozen mud is evidence of your theory.
The last glacial period peak was approx. 18000 years ago so there was certainly permafrost when the puppy died, however during warmer months there would be some surface thawing allowing the puppy to be buried and subsequently frozen, additional sedimentation in subsequent years would put the puppy below the permanent permafrost layer until now.