Ursus spelaeus Rumania or Austria Late Pleistocene (around 40,000-50,000 years) 47 x 29 x 24 cm Provenance: Old Swiss school collection Similar in size to today’s brown bears, Ursus spelaeus stood nearly 12 feet (3.7 meters) tall and could weigh up to a ton. Colloquially known as the “true cave bear of Europe”, this late Pleistocene species lived alongside and may have competed for shelter with Neanderthals. Multiple cave art sites all over Europe have been discovered depicting their likeness, hinting at Cro-Magnon use of cave bear remains in spiritual and/or ritualistic practices. Presented here is a very impressive Cave bear skull. Both canines and molars show little to no wear. Cheek bones show small reconstrucions.. Little restoration work to the surface bone (premaxillary) above the four upper incisors. Otherwise, both skull and mandible are intact and nearly complete. DER SCH?DEL EINES EUROP?ISCHEN H?HLENB?REN Ursus spelaeus Rum?nien oder ?sterreich Sp?tpleistoz?n (vor ca. 40000 - 50000 Jahren) Provenienz: Alte Schweizer Schulsammlung ?hnlich gro? wie die heutigen Braunb?ren, war der Ursus spelaeus fast 3,7 Meter gro? und konnte bis zu einer Tonne wiegen. Wie allen B?ren fehlt ihnen der letzte obere Backenzahn, wobei der vorletzte obere Backenzahn verl?ngert wurde, um gegen den letzten unteren Backenzahn zu reiben. Wie bei Ursus spelaeus erm?glichen diese Anpassungen den B?ren, eine gro?e Vielfalt an Nahrungsmitteln zu fressen, darunter Wurzeln, Pflanzen, Fleisch, Samen, Beeren und Insekten. Diese sp?tpleistoz?ne B?renart, die umgangssprachlich als der "wahre H?hlenb?r Europas" bezeichnet wird, lebte Seite an Seite mit Neandertalern und konkurrierte m?glicherweise mit ihnen um Unterkünfte. Es wurden mehrere H?hlenmalereien entdeckt, die ihr Konterfei zeigen, sowie arch?ologische Funde, die darauf hindeuten, dass die frühen Menschen die überreste von H?hlenb?ren für spirituelle und/oder rituelle Praktiken verwendeten. Pr?sentiert ist hier ein sehr beeindruckendes Exemplar eines H?hlenb?rensch?dels. Die Eckz?hne, sowohl als auch die Backenz?hne zeigen wenig bis keine Besch?digungen. Die Wangenknochen zeigen kleine Rekonstruktionen. Der Oberkieferknochen (Pr?maxillare) über den vier oberen Schneidez?hnen wurde nur geringfügig restauriert. Ansonsten sind sowohl der Sch?del als auch der Unterkiefer intakt und nahezu vollst?ndig.notes:*
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