Ursus speleaus
Class Mammalia, Order Carnivora, Family Ursidae
Geological Time: Early Pleistocene
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Fossil is 255 mm long by 136 mm tall at the jaw hinge
Fossil Site: Ural Mountains, Russia
Fossil Code: CBJ02
Price: $250.00
 An
impressive example of the right jawbone of the huge cave bear Ursus
spelaeus that lived during the Pleistocene between 300,00 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 has all the premolars and molars
as well as the canine intact in their sockets. There is stabilization
to the incisor and a repaired crack near the proximal end of the
jaw rendering this large example more affordable than a pristine
specimen would be. |
