Cave Bear Mounted Skeleton Replica
$9,980.00
Cave bear mounted skeleton replica measures 90.0 x 30.0 x 54.0 inches. The Ursus spelaeus skeleton is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from a private collection. 1:1 scale.
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Description
Cave bear mounted skeleton replica measures 90.0 x 30.0 x 54.0 inches. The Ursus spelaeus skeleton is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from a private collection. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
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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.
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
The cave bear mounted skeleton pairs well with the sabertooth cat skeleton replica, the dire wolf skeleton replica and the American lion skeleton replica.
Additional information
| Weight | 200 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 90.0 × 30.0 × 54.0 in |
