Russian scientists stumbled upon an unusual find in a cave

Ural scientists found 400 kilograms of ancient bones in a cave in Khakassia

Representatives of the press service of the Ural Federal University (UrFU) told URA.RU that Ural scientists discovered 400 kilograms of bones of ancient mammoths, cave hyenas and rhinos in the Ineyskaya cave in Khakassia.

It is noted that the Ural scientists in the cave were found intact remains belonging to the ancient mammoth, rhinoceros, bison, yak, deer and cave hyenas. As Dmitry Malikov, a specialist of the Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, noted, scientists managed to establish from the remains of a rhinoceros that the age of the finds is 42,000 years. He pointed out that the remains found will tell researchers about the flora and fauna of that time, the diet of animals and the climate in this area.

The press service clarified that about 400 kilograms of the found bones will be sent to Yekaterinburg. According to scientists, the fact that the cave was discovered five years ago is the lair of hyenas is confirmed by the gnawed bones found there and several remains in anatomical order.

Dmitry Gimranov, a researcher at the Laboratories of Natural Science Methods in Humanitarian Research of Ural Federal University and Paleoecology of the Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, explained that rhinos have ulna and radius bones together, which indicates that hyenas dragged parts of carcasses into their lair. In addition, he noted that researchers found many bones of puppies in the cave.