Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) from the Late Pleistocene of Chuvashiya, European Russia

Abstract

The paper presents a description of a partial skeleton of the woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) found in 2001 at the Khoma River locality in Chuvashiya, European Russia. This skeleton demonstrates replacement of m2 by m3 in the lower jaw and epiphyses of most bones not fused. Based on morphological data, the skeleton belongs to adult individual died at the age of 28–35 years, probably, a male. The age of the mammoth from Khoma River is estimated at 33640 ± 270 by AMS-radiocarbon dating, which corresponds to the Middle of Valdai interglacial.