Ursus speleaus
Class Mammalia, Order Carnivora, Family Ursidae
Geological Time: Pleistocene
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Fossil is 270 mm long (including long bone at rear) by 175 mm wide
Fossil Site: Ural Mountains, Russia
Fossil Code: MO14
Price: Sold
 A
spectacular example of the manus (forepaw) 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. All the phalanges have been strung
on wire, making for an articulated museum-quality display. |
