New data on the internal organs of a frozen Yukagir bison mummy (Bison priscus Bojanus, 1827), Yakutia, Russia
- Authors: Serdyuk N.V.1, Potapova O.R.2, Kharlamova A.S.3, Maschenko E.N.1, Kirikov K.S.4, Pavlov I.S.5, Protopopov A.V.5, Plotnikov V.V.5, Kolesov S.D.5, Klimovskii A.I.5
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Affiliations:
- Borissiak Paleontological Institute
- Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD, Inc.
- Research Institute of Human Morphology
- Veterinary Faculty
- Department of Mammoth Fauna Studies
- Issue: Vol 467, No 1 (2016)
- Pages: 89-92
- Section: General Biology
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/0012-4966/article/view/153691
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0012496616020125
- ID: 153691
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Abstract
The paper presents the first morphological description of the internal organs of a frozen corpse of the steppe bison Bison priscus (Bojanus, 1827) from the Holocene of northern Yakutia. Necropsy revealed that most of the internal organs, including the brain, heart with the main vessels, and reproductive system were well preserved. It demonstrated that the anatomy of this bison was close to that of the genera Bos and Bison. Trauma or pathological changes in the organs were not detected. The cause of death of the bison remains unknown.
About the authors
N. V. Serdyuk
Borissiak Paleontological Institute
Author for correspondence.
Email: nataly@paleo.ru
Russian Federation, Profsoyuznaya ul. 123, Moscow, 117997
O. R. Potapova
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD, Inc.
Email: nataly@paleo.ru
United States, 1800 Highway 18 Bypass, Hot Springs, SD, 57747
A. S. Kharlamova
Research Institute of Human Morphology
Email: nataly@paleo.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Tsyurupy 3, Moscow, 117418
E. N. Maschenko
Borissiak Paleontological Institute
Email: nataly@paleo.ru
Russian Federation, Profsoyuznaya ul. 123, Moscow, 117997
K. S. Kirikov
Veterinary Faculty
Email: nataly@paleo.ru
Russian Federation, pr. Lenina 33, Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha, 677077
I. S. Pavlov
Department of Mammoth Fauna Studies
Email: nataly@paleo.ru
Russian Federation, pr. Lenina 33, Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha, 677077
A. V. Protopopov
Department of Mammoth Fauna Studies
Email: nataly@paleo.ru
Russian Federation, pr. Lenina 33, Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha, 677077
V. V. Plotnikov
Department of Mammoth Fauna Studies
Email: nataly@paleo.ru
Russian Federation, pr. Lenina 33, Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha, 677077
S. D. Kolesov
Department of Mammoth Fauna Studies
Email: nataly@paleo.ru
Russian Federation, pr. Lenina 33, Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha, 677077
A. I. Klimovskii
Department of Mammoth Fauna Studies
Email: nataly@paleo.ru
Russian Federation, pr. Lenina 33, Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha, 677077
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