Yakutsk scientists managed to extract the brain prehistoric puppy – REGNUM

Yakutsk, March 30, 2016, 09:14 – REGNUM In the republic of Sakha (Yakutia), scientists of the North-Eastern federal University (NEFU) first learned well-preserved brain predator puppy Pleistocene. Told IA REGNUM According to the press-service of the University

«The dura mater is well preserved, repeats the inner topography of the cranium, -. Tells the supervisor of the project on the study of Tumatskih dogs Research engineer mammoth Museum lab NIIPES NEFU Sergei Fedorov . – At this time, the extracted brain complex passes the successive stages of preservation in different solutions. The basis of conservation, with some changes, taken methodology save brain mammoth Yuki applied by experts from the Institute of Human Morphology, Russian Academy of Sciences »

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mammoth Yuka was the only one in the world with a mammoth preserved brain, and this unique discovery Yakutia added another one – second Tumatskaya dog. To study the puppy brain will make a special research program, which will deal with both domestic and foreign institutions.

«The finds of this kind of predators mammoth fauna are extremely rare and can be counted on the fingers of one hand. This greatly mummified remains of wolverine Berelekhskaya “cemetery” Mammoth (1970), two puppy dogs Tumatskoy (2011, 2015). And two lion (2015). They are found on the territory of Yakutia. Most of the world finds no Pleistocene carnivores that are saved from tip of nose to tip of tail, “- said Sergei Fedorov

It should be noted, well-preserved brain is removed from one of the two pups, known as Tumatskie dog.. The first was discovered in 2011 by local residents of the village of Ust-Yana Tumat area. The second puppy was found by field teams of the Museum of Mammoth NIIPES NEFU in August 2015.

As reported IA REGNUM , Tumatskomu puppy 12,400 years, and it has remained at least 70% of the brain. His discovery is evaluated as unique. Scientists emphasize that the soft tissue of ancient animals with well-preserved whole cells suitable for cloning, from the point of view of science more attractive than the bones of

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