Neanderthals were just going extinct about the time these worms were frozen.
The first human aboriginal settlements had not been made yet for another 2000 to 12000 years.
Some 300 prehistoric worms from permafrost were analyzed – and two ‘were shown to contain viable nematodes’.
After being defrosted, the nematodes showed signs of life and then they started moving and eating.
One worm came from an ancient squirrel burrow in a permafrost wall of the Duvanny Yar outcrop in the lower reaches of the Kolyma River. This is near where the Pleistocene Park is being made. They are trying to recreate the Arctic habitat of the extinct woolly mammoth. This squirrel burrow worm is around 32,000 years old.
Another was found in permafrost near Alazeya River in 2015, and is around 41,700 years old.
Currently the nematodes are the oldest living animals on the planet.
They are both believed to be female.
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They died after 24 hours.
They died after 24 hours.
Strange!
Strange!
I wish they could extract a cell of its host, the ancient squirrel or another species and clone them to recreate those ancient animals.
I wish they could extract a cell of its host the ancient squirrel or another species and clone them to recreate those ancient animals.
What else is going to unfreeze at the permafrost melts?
What else is going to unfreeze at the permafrost melts?
All we could ask for from modern science, a saber-toothed squirrel!
All we could ask for from modern science a saber-toothed squirrel!
All we could ask for from modern science, a saber-toothed squirrel!
What else is going to unfreeze at the permafrost melts?
I wish they could extract a cell of its host, the ancient squirrel or another species and clone them to recreate those ancient animals.
Strange!
They died after 24 hours.