The Thornton Wolf is the name given to the remains of a wolf, dating to the Ice age, which were discovered in the garden of a home in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, England, in 2015. [1]
The bones were given to Manchester Museum, whose experts carried out radiocarbon-dating tests to confirm its age, estimated to be around 20,000 years. The animal's entire skeleton was present. [1]
The remains were found by Simon Ferguson and his sons Richard and Adam. [1] [2]
References
- ^ a b c "'Ice Age' wolf bones found in Thornton Cleveleys garden". BBC News. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Father digs up garden to build duck pond and finds prehistoric wolf skeleton". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2022.