Spotted hyena

Hyenas were hunter-killers and liked to eat young woolly rhinoceros. Hyenas were probably Britainês top carnivores and had teeth that were ideal for catching and holding prey. This skull is about 55,000 years old and was found in Sandford Hill Bone Cave on the Mendip Hills.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
TTNCM : 44/1995/696
Collection Class
Fossils
Collector Excavator
William Beard
Material
animal remains
Common Name
spotted hyena
Simple Name
animal remains
Period Classification
Palaeolithic (700,000-10,000 BC)
Production Date
55,000 BP (about)

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