15,000-year-old mammoth skeleton sold for â¹4 crore in France
A 15,000-year-old skeleton of a woolly mammoth has been auctioned for â¬548,000 (nearly â¹4.15 crore) in France's Lyon. Discovered some 10 years ago in Siberia, the 3.4-metre-high skeleton with 3-metre-long tusks is 80% bone while the rest is completed with resin. Scientists said its teeth showed signs of decay, probably leading to its death if it was unable to graze.