Some social media posts said the bones were discovered in North America, while others suggested a North African locale.

An ancient skeleton of a woolly mammoth has sold for €548,000 (£483,000; $640,000) at auction in the French city of Lyon. The skeleton, which exceeded its estimated value, is thought to be the ...

Finally, a real newly excavated mammoth skeleton would not stand upright on its own ... As mentioned above, some posts implied the discovery was North African, while others said the location was ...