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Cave Bear paw

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R513

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An exceptionally large, Top Quality fossil Cave Bear paw (Urusus spelaeus) from Romania. These large Ice Age bears lived in the mountain caves from central Europe to Russia. These are complete feet with essentially all original fossil bone and are nicely wired together to make an incredible display piece. A wonderful story piece. Authenticity guaranteed. An incredible Ice Age fossil display specimen!

Name: Urusus spelaeus Age: Late Pleistocene Location: Carpathian Mountains, Romania

R513 SIZE: 11-1/4" x 9-1/4"

Note: Added 12 new Ice Age fossils in March 2022. Link -> Cave Bear Fossils

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An exceptionally preserved Cave Bear fossil (Urusus spelaeus) from Romania. These large bears lived in the mountain caves from central Europe to Russia. Ursus spelaeus had a large body had long thighs, and massive shins making it similar in skeletal structure to the Brown Bear. Cave bears were comparable in size to the largest modern day bears. The average weight for males was approximately 1000 pounds.

The cave bears became extinction date about 28,000 years ago which coincides with a period of significant climate change (Last Glacial Maximum). The drastic cooling in temperature resulted in a reduction or total loss of the vegetation that the cave bears ate. The cave bears starved to death in the caves which provided todays fossil record.

Name: Urusus spelaeus

Age: Late Pleistocene (28,000 - 130,000 years)

Location: Carpathian Mountains, Romania