Table 1.
Nomenclature and sampling location of the Don-hare specimens used in this study.
| Museum ID | Laboratory ID | Tissue Type | Year of Sampling | Specimen Origin | Specimen | AMS 14C Date, BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yn-3/16 | Z1 | skeletal muscle | 2016 | Yakutia, Verkhoyansk District, Yunyugen, middle section of the Yana River | Animal carcass | 28,360 ± 170 1 |
| MM-F29 | Z3 | cartilage | 2016 | Yakutia, Verkhoyansk District, Yunyugen, middle section of the Yana River | Back limb of the animal | 28,360 ± 170 1 |
| MM-F51 | Z4 | skin with hairs | 2019 | Yakutia, Abyysky District, Ayan, Badyarikha River | Mummified head of the animal | 50,120 ± 1210 |
| GM-7133 | Z43 | skeletal muscle | 2021 | Yakutia, Abyysky District, Ogorokha river | Partial animal carcass | >45,000 2 |
| MM-F53 | Z5 | skin with hairs | 2020 | Yakutia, Nizhnekolymsky District, Kolyma River downstream | Partial animal carcass | 39,300 ± 529 |
1 Specimens Yn-3/16 and MM-F29 were found in the same Yunyugen paleontological site. 2 This carcass was found at the same location where the skull of a sable (Martes zibellina) was previously found and dated >45,000 BP (Gra-62462) [27].