Skip to content
Object name(s):
fossil: mammal; CANIDAE: Vulpes vulpes: red fox; red fox
Brief description:
A fossilised jaw fragment with in-situ teeth of a red fox donated by W.A. Cheesman. Its age is unknown but it was probably collected from Levaton Cave, near Newton Abbot, which means that it dates to the Pleistocene epoch (2.6 million to 11,700 years ago). This object is on display at RAMM in the Down to Earth gallery.
Collection:
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Current location:
On display
Dimension:
whole length 45 mm
Dimension:
whole W 25 mm
Dimension:
whole H 10 mm
Field collection place:
Levaton Cave
Place coordinates:
-3.67923,50.49878
Field collection place:
Newton Abbot
Place coordinates:
-3.67923,50.49878
Field collection place:
Devon
Place coordinates:
-3.67923,50.49878
Field collection place:
United Kingdom: England
Place coordinates:
-3.67923,50.49878
Field collection place:
Northern Europe
Place coordinates:
-3.67923,50.49878
Field collection place:
Europe
Place coordinates:
-3.67923,50.49878
Object name:
fossil: mammal; CANIDAE: Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus): red fox; red fox
Object number:
301/1968/1
Reproduction number:
301-1968-1.jpg
Reproduction number:
301-1968-1-shot1.jpg
Responsible department/section:
Natural Sciences
Responsible department/section:
Fossils

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1af7b918-72af-3ac0-9c7b-c082368e5cbc

Use licence for this record: CC 0

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1af7b918-72af-3ac0-9c7b-c082368e5cbc, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0

Is there a problem with this record? Give feedback.

Sign up to our newsletter

Follow the latest MDS developments every two months with our newsletter.

Unsubscribe any time. See our privacy notice.

Back to top