This specimen is one of the oldest directly dated records of the red fox species,” said Ice Age mammal expert Greg McDonald, a retired National Park Service paleontologist.
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Skeleton of 26,000-year-old red fox unearthed in Utah cave among oldest in North AmericaA nearly complete skeleton of a red fox dating back to the Ice Ages has been unearthed in a northeastern Utah cave.
The skeleton of a fox that lived about 26,000 years ago was recovered from deep within a cave in the mountains of northeastern Utah, officials said, describing it as a rare and significant find.
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