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26,000-year-old Ice Age fox recovered in Utah cave

A 26,000-year-old ice age fox was recovered in a cave in utah.
Researchers believe the fox provides valuable insights into ice age fauna.
The preservation conditions in the cave contributed to the fox's recovery.
This discovery highlights the significance of caves as archaeological sites.

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East Idaho News

26,000-year-old red fox skeleton finds new home after being removed from Utah cave

A “nearly complete” skeleton of a red fox dating back to the last ice age found in northeast Utah over a decade ago is about to get a cushy new home in a much warmer place. | John Foster, Utah State Parks VERNAL, Utah (KSL.com) — A “nearly complete” skeleton of a red fox dating back to the last ice age found in northeast Utah over a decade ago is about to get a cushy new home in a much warmer place. Researchers learned about the red fox skeleton…

2 months ago·Idaho, United States

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Fox8

26,000-year-old Ice Age fox recovered in cave

VERNAL, Utah (KTVX) — A team of Utah scientists and cavers have recovered a nearly complete skeleton of a 26,000-year-old red fox deep in a cave in the state's Uinta Mountains. It is the most complete skeleton of an Ice Age mammal found in the region. The team of scientists, formed from the Utah Division of State Parks and the USDA Forest Service Ashley National Forest, along with a group of local cavers, recovered the skeleton deep in Whiterock…

2 months ago·Cleveland, United States

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26,000-year-old Ice Age fox recovered in Utah cave

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Gephardt Daily

Ice Age fox skeleton found in Uinta Mountains cave

VERNAL, Utah, Dec. 30, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A nearly complete skeleton of a 26,000-year-old red fox has been collected from deep in Whiterocks Cave, in Utah’s Uinta Mountains. It is the most complete Ice Age mammal found in northeastern Utah, a news release from Utah State Parks says. Scientists from the Utah Division of State Parks and the USDA Forest Service Ashley National Forest, along with a group of Utah cavers, made up the recovery tea…

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ABC 4

26,000-year-old 'Ice Age' fox found in Utah cave

A team of Utah scientists and cavers have recovered a nearly complete skeleton of a 26,000-year-old red fox deep in a cave in Utah's Uinta Mountains. It is the most complete skeleton of an Ice Age mammal found in the region.

2 months ago·Salt Lake City, United States

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Telemundo Utah

They find skeleton of an Ice Age fox in a Utah cave

VERNAL, UTAH- An almost complete skeleton of a 26,000-year-old red fox has been recovered in the depths of Whiterocks Cave, in the Uinta Mountains to the northwest of Utah. It is the most complete mammal of the Ice Age found in the state, according to a press release from Utah State Parks. Red foxes are the most widely distributed terrestrial carnivores in the world. They appeared in North America from Eurasia between 300,000 and 130,000 years a…

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