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Thornton Wolf

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.

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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.12

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  1. "'Ice Age' wolf bones found in Thornton Cleveleys garden". BBC News. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  2. "Father digs up garden to build duck pond and finds prehistoric wolf skeleton". www.telegraph.co.uk. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2022.