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Object name(s):
tooth; Lion Tooth
Brief description:
Lions were present in the area around Kent's Cavern when the first modern humans entered the British Isles. This tooth formed part of the sequence of dates from the Vestibule of Kent's Cavern that re-dated Britain's first modern human (KC4), it is around 43,500 years old.
Collection:
Torquay Museum
Field collection place:
Kent's Cavern
Material:
Tooth
Object name:
tooth; Lion Tooth
Object number:
P17644
Object production date:
43,500 years old
Object production place:
Torquay
Reproduction number:
P17644.jpg
Responsible department/section:
Palaeontology

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/47dfa50e-2201-30d9-9602-77dcb6f8952d

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/47dfa50e-2201-30d9-9602-77dcb6f8952d, Torquay Museum, CC BY-NC

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