Biological remains frequently appear in the Arctic permafrost. What does this mean? In the long history of the earth, many creatures have been replaced and many species have become extinct. There are many biological remains buried deep in the earth, and the earth itself is a "bioarchaeological specimen."
At both ends of the earth are the North and South Pole, which are cold all year round. There are also many ancient ice layers in the Arctic and Antarctic.
In recent years, scientists have frequently discovered the remains of prehistoric creatures in the Arctic permafrost. What does this phenomenon mean to humans?
Remains of prehistoric creatures appear in the Arctic
Due to its geographical location, the Arctic is actually extremely cold all year round. Therefore, there are many ancient ice layers in the Arctic. The ice here is also known as the "natural giant refrigerator".
Due to the cold climate, this is definitely a good place to store biological remains. For thousands of years, many biological remains have been completely preserved here.
Even in previous human excavation records, complete mummy remains were found here, so the Arctic permafrost is extremely valuable for biological research.
The remains of prehistoric creatures discovered in the Arctic permafrost were discovered by a Canadian gold miner. In June this year, the worker discovered the remains of a female mammoth cub here.
Because it was stored in a low-temperature environment for a long time, the remains of this mammoth cub are actually very well preserved. Scientists also named the mammoth cub "Nun cha go", which means "big baby" in Chinese.
If you observe this mammoth carefully, you will feel the extremely magical power of nature. The mammoth is actually a prehistoric creature that has become extinct long ago in history. Scientists concluded that this mammoth probably lived during the Ice Age 30,000 years ago.
This is undoubtedly a distant era for humans, but because mammoth cubs have been kept in the permafrost for a long time, their appearance when they were discovered is not very different from how they lived at that time.
From the outside, this cub looks as if it is just sleeping, and its skin is even pink.
The muscle structure and other tissue structures of the mammoth cubs are also very intact under low temperature conditions, giving the scientific research team an excellent research opportunity.
Scientists also speculate that the reason why this mammoth cub appeared in the Arctic permafrost was probably because it was stuck in a swamp and could not escape. And due to the rapid cooling of the earth's temperature, the mammoth was permanently trapped in the ice.
In fact, this is not the first time that people have discovered the remains of prehistoric creatures in the Arctic permafrost.
As early as 2019, a Siberian girl discovered the biological remains of ancient lemmings. In later expert research, it was speculated that this ancient lemming probably lived in the distant era of 41,000 years ago.
This ancient lemming was huge, nearly 2 meters tall, and looked very different from today's mice.
In addition, people have also found the remains of cave lion cubs in the Yakut permafrost layer in Russia. This creature lived about 28,000 years ago and is also a very ancient species. biology. And due to its long-term existence in the permafrost, the cave lion has also been preserved extremely intact.
From this point of view, it is no longer unusual to find the remains of prehistoric creatures in the Arctic permafrost.
What does this mean?
Remains of prehistoric creatures are often found in the permafrost, which is actually an anomaly. The occurrence of this phenomenon is inseparable from changes in nature and the earth's ecological environment.
You must know that the appearance of prehistoric biological remains means that the ice on the earth is actually constantly melting, which is inseparable from the " global warming " problem in recent years.
Therefore, the appearance of prehistoric biological remains has the advantage of providing more complete clues and evidence for our paleontology research. On the other hand, it is a warning to humans to strengthen the protection of the ecological environment.
At present, global warming has undoubtedly become an extremely difficult problem on a global scale, and this problem cannot be underestimated.
Since the long-term development of mankind, due to the extensive use of industrial machines, we have caused extremely serious greenhouse gas emission problems, which have had an extremely serious impact on the climate on the earth.
And now, due to the large-scale popularization of cars, the exhaust emission problem is also very serious. The reduction of forests, exhaust emissions, and industrial development are all the main causes of global warming . Most of the reasons for this are due to human beings' neglect of environmental protection.
Today, the problems caused by global warming are not only manifested in the melting of ice. sea level rise , high temperature disasters, and biological extinction caused by global warming are all extremely serious problems.
Therefore, the frequent appearance of prehistoric biological remains is undoubtedly a warning to us that the problem of global climate warming is getting more and more serious. Human beings must pay attention to the protection of the environment from now on. Otherwise, more serious disasters will occur in the near future.
Therefore, the emergence of prehistoric biological remains can, on the one hand, help us study organisms and understand the evolutionary history of Earth's organisms. But to a certain extent, the greater significance of their appearance is to warn people to protect the earth.
Conclusion
The earth is currently the only planet in the universe where life has been discovered, so the earth is also the only planet we can currently live on. The ecological environment on the earth is also unique. Without the earth, we would have no home to go to.
Therefore, as our only "home", humans should also strengthen the protection of the earth's ecology from now on. Only by paying attention to the protection of the earth's ecology can we continue to develop human civilization, explore more mysteries of the universe, and multiply humans for thousands of generations.
