Cave Bear Baculum Replica

Description

Cave bear baculum replica measures 8.4 x 0.82 x 0.95 inches. The Ursus spelaeus is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

The cave bear had a very broad, domed skull with a steep forehead. Its stout body had long thighs, massive shins and in-turning feet, 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 770 to 1,320 lb. while females weighed 495 to 550 lb.

Of cave bear skeletons in museums, 90 percent are male due to a misconception that the female skeletons were merely “dwarfs”. Cave bears or Ursus spelaeus grew larger during glaciations and smaller during interglacials, probably to adjust heat loss rate.

Cave bears of the last Ice Age lacked the usual two or three premolars present in other bears; to compensate, the last molar is very elongated, with supplementary cusps.

The humerus of the cave bear was similar in size to that of the polar bear, as were the femora of females. The femora of male cave bears, however, bore more similarities in size to those of Kodiak bears. Cave bear teeth were very large and show greater wear than most modern bear species.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Carnivora
• Family: Ursidae
• Genus: Ursus
• Species: †U. spelaeus
• Binomial name: †Ursus spelaeus
• Temporal range: Middle to Late Pleistocene
• Conservation status: Extinct

Cave Bear Baculum Replica supports a detailed educational insight paired with the Cave Bear Claw Canine and Molar Replicas for Paleonotology