It looked like Wooller and team might have found evidence mammoths lived in central #Alaska just 2,000ya. But #DNA revealed that two âmammothâ bones actually belonged to North #Pacific #rightwhale and a #minkewhaleâwhich raised a whole new set of questions. The teamâs hunt for Alaskaâs last mammoth had turned into an epic case of mistaken identity, starring two whale species and a mid-century fossil hunter.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/scientists-hunting-mammoth-fossils-found-whales-400-km-inland/








