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Jul 8, 2022 · A miner discovered the well-preserved remains of a female woolly mammoth calf, named Nun cho ga, in a goldfield. The find is a rare and valuable source of information about the Ice Age ecosystem and the culture of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in people.
Jun 24, 2022 · A well-preserved whole baby woolly mammoth, named Nun cho ga, is the first one ever found in North America and only the second in the world. She was probably 30 to 35 days old when she died 35,000 to 40,000 years ago and was buried in permafrost.
Jun 25, 2022 · A whole baby woolly mammoth has been found frozen in the permafrost of north-western Canada - the first such discovery in North America.
Jun 28, 2022 · A 30,000-year-old mummified baby woolly mammoth, named Nun cho ga, was discovered in the Klondike gold fields by Treadstone Mining company. It is the second one ever found in the world and the first and most complete in North America.
Jul 15, 2022 · A frozen, fossilized baby woolly mammoth was discovered by a miner in Eureka Creek, Yukon. It is the second one ever found and could be the most important discovery in paleontology in North America.
Jun 24, 2022 · The mammoth was found June 21 in the Klondike gold fields within Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin Traditional Territory, after sharp-eyed miners excavating permafrost spotted the remains and immediately notified authorities.
Jun 8, 2023 · Nun Cho Ga will now join them as the first fully developed infant woolly mammoth discovered in North America and the second in the entire planet. The Yukon and Klondike Rivers meet near the Yukon's geographic center in Dawson City.
