Ursus deningeri (specimens 40-42)

Specimen Name: Ursus deningeri
Common Name: Deninger’s bear; cave bear
Specimen Code: 05MAMM00040-42
Acquisition Method: Purchased (date unknown)

Locale: Stránská skála, Moravia, Czech Republic
Formation: Moravian Karst Formation
Geologic Time Period: Pleistocene Epoch

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Tetrapoda – Amniota – Synapsida – Mammalia – Carnivora – Caniformia – Ursidae – Ursus – Deningeri

Description of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 40: A heavily worn claw core, white with no enamel
• Specimen 41: A small, white phalanx bone with sediment encrusted on the bottom
• Specimen 42: A long, weathered white phalanx bone with black markings

Measurements of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 40: 31mm x 22mm x 13mm
• Specimen 41: 23mm x 15mm x 12mm
• Specimen 42: 35mm x 16mm x 9mm