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Giant new 'graveyard' of dinosaurs and woolly mammoths found 'by accident' in Siberia

By the Siberian Times reporter

09 August 2017

Site identified in Krasnoyarsk region where man 'trapped and killed' mammoths, suspect paleontologists.

Woollly mammoth museum in Yakutsk, Siberia. Picture: The Siberian Times

The necropolis of extinct beasts is potentially one of the biggest in Russia for remains of dinosaurs and woolly mammoths, it is believed.

Dr Sergey Leschinsky, of Tomsk State University, led an expedition this summer to make a detailed stratigraphic study of the opencast Bolshoy Ilek beside Chulym River.

'They did not expect to find the bones," said a university statement. 'During the study, scientists managed to find remains of large herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs.

'Above them were geological horizons with the bones of mammoths, woolly rhinos and predators.'

Giant new dinos and mammoths graveyard

Giant new dinos and mammoths graveyard
Sergey Leshchinsky and the newly-discovered site. Picture: TSU, The Siberian Times

Dr Leschinsky said that with the woolly mammoth remains 'almost all the bones are broken.

'There are no traces of gnawing by predators, so probably it is the result of the actions of prehistoric humans.'

Previously there was little sign of dinosaur bones Mesozoic era at the site, in cliffs on the river.

'Now we have Mesozoic bones, which we can date as 120 to 100 million years ago.'

Giant new dinos and mammoths graveyard

Giant new dinos and mammoths graveyard
Other mammoth 'graveyards' - Mamontovoye and Berelekh - in Siberia. Pictures: TSU, The Siberian Times

The site is seen as similar to the famous Shostakovsky yar necropolis - large dinosaur graveyard in Kemerovo region.

It is one of the largest deposit of dinosaurs and mammoths remains in Russia.

Scientists plan to continue to examine the Bolshoy Ilek site and seek evidence of man's implements and weapons proving he was behind the woolly mammoth slaughter here.

A a recently-discovered bone of a 'New Siberian dinosaur' which was as heavy as seven African elephants. Pictures: TSU

Giant new dinos and mammoths graveyard

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Humans would not leave any bones or husks, and wouldn't break them for no reason. And why would they put them in the same place as a dinosaur graveyard? Isn't it more likely that they were killed instantly by some catastrophic event and then carried to one area by a tsunami? And why is it that dinosaurs are found near the same layer as mammoths, and sometimes right near the surface? But when every old building is buried in mud an entire floor or two it is called soil stratification. If dinosaurs are not buried immediately, how do they even become fossilized?

Katya, Boston

23/06/2021 15:44

Humans would not throw out bones and husks, and wouldn't break them. And why was there a dinosaur graveyard found in the same place? Isn't that strange? Perhaps they were killed by a cataclysm and washed out to the same place by a tsunami. And lastly, how is it that dinosaur bones are supposedly tens of millions of years old, yet they are found on almost the same level of sediment as mammoths, and in some cases just right near the surface? People find them in their backyards sometimes. But when all over the world entire floors with windows and doors are buried in mud then we are told it is soil stratification.

Katya, Boston

23/06/2021 13:05

Finding megafauna directly over dinosaur fossils was no surprise to me, however it is totally contrary to the expert academic dogma. The experts claim it is a fact, that small mammals replaced dinosaurs after an impact that they now date to 66 mya.

They know that megafauna appeared long after 66 mya. Deposits covered by clay are less apt to be disturbed by later tsunamis. This site clearly shows that the megafauna appeared after the dinosaurs.

This site contradicts the date of 66 mya for the extinction of dinosaurs. It refutes the experts who claim small mammals were the dominant life form after the dinosaurs.

It is certainly time for the experts to reconsider their claims, that have been accepted as facts. I date the dinosaur kill-off to an axial pole shift of 50k bce. The megafauna kill-off at Siberia was by a tsunami generated in the next pole shift, that of 22k bce. This is in accord with the finds in Siberia.

Michael S. White, FRANKLIN, NC USA

30/11/2020 09:56

Ah, more bloat and float river born dinosaurs/mammoths. Usually a flood carries them along, where they drown, bloat, then float. If piled up on a sandbar en route or beach at the delta, then covered up rapidly (a lot of material for a dinosaur thickness), then they are often preserved or fossilized. The Rhine river dredges take the ice age bones to the landfill if not deemed useful, as the large majority are not. These are not articulate specimens on almost all cases, rather certain body parts remain. https://www.nps.gov/dino/planyourvisit/quarry-exhibit-hall.htm was one and one that was just swept out to sea and then sank was https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180228131034.htm

Roger Yelton, New York City, US

13/09/2020 02:19

If they are bones, and not fossils, they must be sealed from exposure to the air soon after being uncovered, or they will rapidly turn to dust. The three levels of clay could have preserved bones, making the site extremely rare and valuable to science, if they are preserved properly. As far as I know, it is the only site in the world where dinosaurs and mammoth are found in one site.

Michael White, Franklin, NC USA

07/01/2020 17:30

Animals seldom gather in one spot to die. Tsunamis break bones during transport, and deposit the creatures in a hole or basin. Humans need not be involved.

My questions are was a K-T boundary layer with iridium found, either between the dinosaur strata and that of the mammoth, atop the mammoth deposits, or not at all? This could be very important, with significant implications. How deep were the disparate species separated? It looked like a red clay deposit was present, how was it positioned, in relation to the separate bone deposits? Red clay and iridium are usually carried to the seabed by rains. Their presence point more to a mega tsunami, than an impact event.

Michael White, Franklin, NC USA

05/01/2020 18:35

Your beautiful diverse country has more surprises left to be discovered by your excellent universities Fascinating research is ongoing and reported in to the rest of the world. Thank you for sharing in my language☮️❤️

Patricia Gothard, Laguna Woods CA USA

07/11/2017 21:39

Great discovery….look forward to more details when you research further

George Petersen, California

09/08/2017 12:15