| Description | Proof lithograph, '[Teeth of Ursus cultridens]. Found in the Cave of Kent's Hole, near Torquay, Devon by Reverend Mr McEnery, January 1826 in diluvial Mud mix'd with Teeth and gnaw'd Bones of Rhinoceros, Elephant, Horse, Ox, Elk and Deer with Teeth & Bones of Hyaenas, Bears, Wolves, Foxes, &c', by George Scharf after Mary Buckland, [1826-1827?]. |
| Administrative History | The proof plate is missing the species which appears in the final the published version. The teeth were drawn by Mary Buckland probably around January 1826 and were shown to George Cuvier by the Bucklands on their honeymoon in March who recognised them as being Ursus cultridens. George Scharf was then commissioned to draw the figures on stone possibly in 1827. |
| ArchNote | Source: Kennard, A S, "The early digs at Kent's Hole, Torquay, and Mrs Cazalet", Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, vol 56 (1945). Description by John Thackray, expanded by Caroline Lam |