“My wife is from here and we decided this would be a good place to settle down and raise a family,” says Cronmiller. Now working as a permafrost geologist for the Yukon government, Kronmiller was with students from the University of Calgary on a separate project when he received an unexpected email about the discovery of a woolly mammoth. “As we were loading the car an email came from Grant Zazula, the Yukon Government Paleontologist, asking if there was anyone in the area who might be able to come and help,” says Cronmiller. It turns out that miners excavating the permafrost had found the most complete and best-preserved remains of a woolly mammoth in North America. “It was very exciting to see this perfectly preserved baby mammoth that really leaves you speechless,” he said. READ MORE: Mummified woolly mammoth calf discovered by Yukon gold miners Cronmiller and his team were tasked with further examining the site where the mammoth was found to help gauge how old the calf was and paint a picture of the geographic makeup of the area at the time of its death. “We sent the Earth people right along the base of the cliff to look for any other fossil material they could find, and we also had them collect samples of different organics in the area,” says Cronmiller. “We can use radiocarbon dating to find out how old they are … but you can also use it to reconstruct the environment in which the mammoth was found.” It was a discovery that helped bring together scientists, local First Nations and miners. “All of their land uses tend to have some overlap and conflict, so it was really a great time to come together to celebrate something that’s really unique,” says Cronmiller.
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“My wife is from here and we decided this would be a good place to settle down and raise a family,” says Cronmiller. Now working as a permafrost geologist for the Yukon government, Kronmiller was with students from the University of Calgary on a separate project when he received an unexpected email about the discovery of a woolly mammoth. “As we were loading the car an email came from Grant Zazula, the Yukon Government Paleontologist, asking if there was anyone in the area who might be able to come and help,” says Cronmiller. It turns out that miners excavating the permafrost had found the most complete and best-preserved remains of a woolly mammoth in North America. “It was very exciting to see this perfectly preserved baby mammoth that really leaves you speechless,” he said. READ MORE: Mummified woolly mammoth calf discovered by Yukon gold miners Cronmiller and his team were tasked with further examining the site where the mammoth was found to help gauge how old the calf was and paint a picture of the geographic makeup of the area at the time of its death. “We sent the Earth people right along the base of the cliff to look for any other fossil material they could find, and we also had them collect samples of different organics in the area,” says Cronmiller. “We can use radiocarbon dating to find out how old they are … but you can also use it to reconstruct the environment in which the mammoth was found.” It was a discovery that helped bring together scientists, local First Nations and miners. “All of their land uses tend to have some overlap and conflict, so it was really a great time to come together to celebrate something that’s really unique,” says Cronmiller.
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