Porcupines lived in Siberia until 30,000 years ago, shows new research
By The Siberian Times reporter
24 February 2017
Around 30,000 to 40,000 years ago the most northerly outpost of porcupines lived in the Altai Mountains, but not in other regions of Siberia. The findings come from radiocarbon dating of teeth and bones at the University of Arizona, Tucson.
While there have been discoveries of porcupine remains over a number of decades, including by famous Siberian paleontologist Nikolai Ovodov, it is the first time they have been reliably dated.
Dr Yaroslav Kuzmin, senior researcher at the Institute of Geology and Mineralogy in Novosibirsk, said: 'If there was previously no doubt that the bones and teeth belonged to this species, the question of the age of the finds remained open until recently
http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/news/n0882-porcupines-lived-in-siberia-until-30000-years-ago-shows-new-research/
