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 ...

This specimen is one of the oldest directly dated records of the red fox species,” said Ice Age mammal expert Greg McDonald, a retired National Park Service paleontologist.

A 26,000-year-old red fox skeleton, named Roxy, was recovered from Whiterocks Cave in August. A team of scientists, including state parks and forest service members, conducted the recovery.

Researchers learned about the red fox skeleton, located about a half-mile inside Whiterocks Cave north of Roosevelt in the Uinta Mountains, at least 15 years ago. However, it wasn't until August that ...