What kind of animals did Buckland prove lived in the Kirkdale Cave?
Bears
Wolves
Hyenas
Lions
Answer
Buckland, a geologist and Anglican clergyman, was a pioneer in the study of fossils. In the 1820s, he excavated the Kirkdale Cave in Yorkshire, England, which contained the remains of hyenas, hippopotamuses, bears, and other animals. Buckland believed that the cave had been a den for hyenas, and that the hyenas had killed and eaten the other animals.
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