Markus Broch, who works at North Sea Fossils, said it is "extremely rare" to find and later assemble a complete mammoth skeleton. North Sea Fossils, who are based in Urk, Netherlands, include an expert they call "Mr Mammoth" and are in search of the remains of extinct animals in the dark depths.īones of animals including woolly rhinos, Irish elks and parts of the male skeleton of an 11-foot tall woolly mammoth, including its skull and tusks, have all been brought up and collected.Ī prehistoric skull of a European bison, also known as a Wisent, was also discovered lying on the North Sea bed.Ĭarbon dating tests revealed the bones belonged to a mammoth that roamed the planet around 40,000 years ago. The team of archaeologists, salvagers and palaeontologists trawled the waters off the east coast of Britain at a depth of 100 feet.
(BJ Note: the dating of this find seems to be entirely speculative.)įossil hunters searching for ancient relics have found the skeleton of a 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth in North Sea. Apparently there are lots of bits and pieces out there. Mammoth skull being taken ashore in the Netherlands, having been fished up from the floor of the North Sea.
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