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=== [[Binagadi asphalt lake|Binagadi Asphalt Lake]] === The Binagadi Asphalt Lake is located in [[Azerbaijan]], or in the Caucasus, a region between the [[Black Sea]] and the [[Caspian Sea]]. This tar pit is known for preserving the heads and bodies of multiple [[Panthera spelaea|cave lion]]s, a mammal that flourished in the [[Pleistocene]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2020-04-30|title=Quaternary large mammals from the Imanay Cave|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S104061822030015X|journal=Quaternary International|language=en|volume=546|pages=125β134|doi=10.1016/j.quaint.2020.01.014|issn=1040-6182|last1=Gimranov|first1=Dmitry|last2=Kosintsev|first2=Pavel|bibcode=2020QuInt.546..125G|s2cid=213287530 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> A well-preserved horse skull was also found in the Binagadi asphalt lake. It is estimated to be 96β120 thousand years old. It is on display at the Natural-Historical Museum of Azerbaijan in [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Alakbarli|first=Farid|date=2016|title=Horses of Azerbaijan: A Historical Survey|url=http://www.aamh.az/alakbarli/index.files/Horses-of-Azerbaijan2.pdf|journal=Azerbaijan Association of Medical Historians}}</ref>
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