Tooth

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.

Accession Loan No.

P17644

Collection Class

Palaeontology

Common Name

tooth

Simple Name

tooth

Full Name

Lion Tooth

Production Date

43,500 years old

Production Town

Torquay

Material

Tooth

Collection Site Name

Kent's Cavern