Mammoths Survived In Britain Until 14,000 Years Ago, New Discovery Suggests
Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 10:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Research finally proves that bones found in Shropshire, England, provide the most geologically recent evidence of woolly mammoths in Northwestern Europe. Analysis of both the bones and the surrounding environment suggests that some mammoths remained part of British wildlife long after they are conventionally believed to have become extinct.