The remains of the woolly mammoth were found close to Vladimir Bednyakov in Russia . Oil workers for Rosneft noticed a tusk sticking out of the excavator bucket . Palaeontologists estimate the mammoth had been a 30-40 year old female . They hope to carry out tests to find out whether it had migrated from North America or was part of the native Siberian population of woolly mammoths .
The remains of the woolly mammoth were found close to Nyagan in Russia . Oil workers for Rosneft noticed a tusk sticking out of the excavator bucket . Palaeontologists estimate the mammoth had been a 30-40 year old female . They hope to carry out tests to find out whether it had migrated from North America or was part of the native Siberian population of woolly mammoths .