The Mystery of the Siberian Mummified 'Monster'

I have to admit that seeing 'cryptozoologists' still claiming this is an unidentified creature and that a "wall of silence was thrown up" after it was reported in the news and nothing has appeared on the subject since is somewhat ludicrous and worthy of contempt.

Here is the original news story that appear in newspapers and online:

Mystery Of ‘Mummified Monster’ Found In Sub-Arctic Siberian Diamond Mine

Miners believe it may be a previously unknown type of dinosaur

 09/08/2016 12:08 BST 

• Will StewartSiberian Times

The mummified remains of a mystery animal have been found in Siberia by diamond miners.

The creature was discovered in sands at Udachny, 1160 miles northwest of regional capital Yakutsk.

“The diamond miners who unearthed it believe the ‘monster mummy’ is a previously unknown kind of dinosaur,” reported The Siberian Times.

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A diamond miner holding the mysterious find 

Scientists however, were reported the be “less certain” and want to study the animal which was found at one of Russia’s major diamond mines. 

Other theories suggest the mini-monster could be a wolverine -  a carnivorous mammal that resembles a small bear - or a sable or marten.

The mystery animal is due to be taken from Udachny - literally meaning ‘lucky’ - to Yakutsk for examination. 

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Udachny is famous for its pipe diamond deposit, which has been mined since the 1960s 

The diamondiferous sands where it was unearthed date from the Mesozoic Era from about 252 to 66 million years ago.

The town is famous for the Udachnaya pipe diamond deposit, discovered in 1955, and mined since the 1960s. 

In 1974 a 1.7 kiloton atomic bomb was detonated 98 metres (322 ft) underground to create the basin for a tailings dam for the diamond mine. 

Today’s climate in the area is extreme sub-arctic. 

Average temperatures are from minus 43.6C (minus 46.5 F) to minus 35.2C (minus 31.4F) in January.

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The mystery remains were found in Udachny, 1160 miles northwest of regional capital Yakutsk

And the follow-up that certain people are ignoring because it ruins their little story:

Identity of 'monster mummy' found by diamond miners is revealed 

By The Siberian Times reporter

23 August 2016

Experts give their macabre verdict on mummified remains after speculation a new type of dinosaur had been found. 

Diamondiferous sands where it was unearthed date from the Mesozoic Era from about 252 to 66 million years ago. Picture: YSIA

The remains of this strange creature-looking  were found in Mesozoic Era at one of Russia's leading diamond mines in the Sakha Republic. Scientists were initially puzzled about the animal, apparently well preserved thanks to the climate in Siberia's coldest region.

But leading paleontologist, Semyon Grigoryev, director of the Mammoth Museum in Yakutsk, was in no doubt.

'It is a skinned sable, a modern one,' he said. 

Scientists were initially puzzled about the animal, apparently well preserved thanks to the climate in Siberia's coldest region. Picture: YSIA

A scientist at the Institute of Permafrost Studies said: 'We think it was a sable. Yet we cannot say the age of this mummy, because a special study would be needed.'

This was also the verdict of hunters, who suggest it was a sable that was killed and skinned, with the body being buried in the sand. 

'The animal was killed a few years ago, the hunter skinned it and left the body, maybe even dug it into the sand. It mummified, probably because of the freezing winters,' TV channel  Almazny Kray were told by specialists. 

This was also the verdict of hunters, who suggest it was a sable that was killed and skinned. Picture: Alexander Krivoshapkin

The diamond miners who found it believed it could be an ancient dinosaur of a species never seen before. The mystery animal was found near Udachny - literally meaning 'lucky'. 

Diamondiferous sands where it was unearthed date from the Mesozoic Era from about 252 to 66 million years ago.

The town is famous for the Udachnaya pipe diamond deposit, discovered in 1955, and mined since the 1960s. 

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