Cave Bear Disarticulated Skeleton Replica

Description

Cave bear disarticulated skeleton replica measures 90.0 x 30.0 x 54.0 inches. Ursus spelaeus skeleton is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

Important Production and Shipping Notice

This museum-quality replica is made to order. It requires additional time for casting. Please call our customer service team at 1-509-951-3557 to check current availability and turnaround times. Additional shipping charges may apply. Please contact our sales team for a personalized shipping quote to your location.

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 lbs. 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 grew larger during glaciations and smaller during interglacials, probably to adjust heat loss rate.

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

The cave bear disarticulated skeleton replica pairs well with the dire wolf skeleton replica, the American lion disarticulated skeleton replica and the Chalicothere moropus elatus disarticulated skeleton replica for a complete display of massive prehistoric mammals.