Ancient ‘unicorns’ may have roamed Earth with humans!
It’s true – unicorns DO exist, they’re just not quite the elegant, white ponies you imagined…
A ground-breaking fossil discovery could prove that the extinct ‘Siberian unicorn‘ lived much later than previously thought – walking the Earth with humans.
Scientists had believed the Elasmotherium sibiricum died out 350,000 years ago, until a fossilised skull was found in Kazakhstan.
Clever carbon dating tests (which decide the age of ancient materials), concluded the fossil to be 29,000 years old – meaning the animals roamed the Earth a whopping 321,000 years longer than previously thought!

Unfortunately, the Siberian unicorn didn’t quite mimic the mythical creatures found in storybooks – and looked more like a modern-day rhino.
It was 1.8 metres tall, over 4 metres long and weighed more than 4 tonnes! It was covered in a shaggy coat and earned its nickname from the huge horn that grew out of its forehead – cool!
Researchers are now trying to discover how the creature was able to survive so much longer than others of its kind.
“Most likely, the south of Western Siberia was a refuge, where this rhino persevered the longest in comparison with the rest of its range,” said Andrey Shpanski, one of the scientists investigating the fossil. “There is another possibility that it could migrate and dwell for a while in the more southern areas.”
Watch this space…
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Dr.Mad14
Wait so its just a prehistoric rhino just with a longer horn !!!
Lucie
Wow!
Issy
Was it magic? When it was found? When was it found?
Angelique
This is cool i never thought a unicorn looked like that I love unicorns
Angelique
Wow so cool I love unicorns
Queen of peace
I love it
wow
yeetkit123
WOW
Max
My whole life has been a lie...
Bethia
WOW! UNICORNS ARE REAL!
Cool
Sami
Its real
Damia
Is it real
Eli
Nice cool
Me
Cool
wow!!!!!! this is amazing but my class are non believers
LOL so cool Best thing in the world
Ella
Wow
Amarisa
I really wanna meet and unicorn once but u cant :(
yasminm
really cool WOW
Breanna
I loved this but I want to know the proof that it did live
Deidre
Mine cool
SO COOL! I love unicorns!
Epic
Dinosaur
Epic
Jessica
I wish these were still around!
George Stingel
I do not believe this is accurate. Don't you think this could have been a isolated birth defect? Please send me more information as i am in a heated debate with my family.
D Agee
Yes.....the Bible talks about unicorns in the King James Version. The unicorn’s scientific name is Rhinoceros unicornis
Roobz
Wow
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leah
how do unicorns look like
Anna
Well, i thought unicorns were cuter
Emma
I can’t believe that unicorns existed
emma
yas unicorns are real
Unicorn gal
Wait what
Gg
Pretty cool to see a unicorn but it's kinda ugly and cute at the same time.
Jolie
So it is true... I kept telling my friends that they do exist they didn't believe me but now I've got proof! They are just not quite as elegant as I thought they would be.
skylar
is this true???
Ce
Coolest thing ever to happen to exist and is a unicorn.
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