Ursus speleaus (Cave Bear)
Geologic Time: Pleistocene
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): 225 mm long by 120 mm high by 120 mm wide
Fossil Site: Ural Mountains, Russia
Code: CBS01
Price: $1495.00
 Description:
A spectacular example of a skull of a juvenile of the huge cave bear
Ursus spelaeus that lived during the Pleistocene between 300,000 and
10,000 years ago. Cave bears were in excess of 3 meters tall when
they stood on their hind legs, making it easy to  understand
why our ancestors revered them. This one is less than half the length
of an adult (adult skulls typically are 450 - 550 mm in length). While
all the examples pictured in the group photo are immature (the largest
pictured is only 305 mm long), this one (rightmost specimen) is the
smallest I have seen. Notice the fact that many of the teeth are the
deciduous (baby, or milk) teeth, with the adult ones pushing up from
below. |
