'Prehistoric' mummified bear discovered in Siberian permafrost isn't what we thought

[Still Waters]

A perfectly preserved, mummified bear found entombed in the Siberian permafrost in 2020 isn't what scientists thought it was, a new analysis reveals. It turns out that the eerily intact carcass is much younger than first assumed and belongs to an entirely different species. 

https://www.livescience.com/prehistoric-mummified-bear-discovered-in-siberian-permafrost-isnt-what-we-thought

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[DieChecker]

So the real mystery is why the brown bear was there to begin with. Probably could have floated on a log. Or if the sea froze over, it could have just walked there.

Island looks far enough north that I suspect the ocean could have frozen to allow the bear to get to the island.

Edited March 3 by DieChecker

[Piney]

1 hour ago, DieChecker said:

So the real mystery is why the brown bear was there to begin with. Probably could have floated on a log. Or if the sea froze over, it could have just walked there.

Island looks far enough north that I suspect the ocean could have frozen to allow the bear to get to the island.

Frozen ocean. 

[Still Waters]

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The island is currently separated from the mainland by around 31 miles (50 kilometers) of water, so the most likely explanation is that brown bears moved to the island when it was still connected by sea ice during the Last Glacial Maximum, according to Reuters. But if this was the case, then researchers would have expected to find many more brown bear remains on the island, which is a hotspot for paleontological treasures, including mammoth remains.

https://www.livescience.com/prehistoric-mummified-bear-discovered-in-siberian-permafrost-isnt-what-we-thought

[Myles]

On 3/3/2023 at 12:52 PM, DieChecker said:

So the real mystery is why the brown bear was there to begin with. Probably could have floated on a log. Or if the sea froze over, it could have just walked there.

Island looks far enough north that I suspect the ocean could have frozen to allow the bear to get to the island.

Not much of a story, I guess.  

[Cho Jinn]

But where’s the evidence?