New locality of cave bear (Ursus spelaeus rosenmüller & heinroth, 1794) in Bosnia and Herzegovina: morphoanatomical characteristics of cranial skeleton found in cave at Vrelo Mokranjska Miljacka
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Ursus spelaeus, skull, teeth, Cave of Vrelo Mokranjska MiljackaAbstract
During the investigation of the Cave at Vrelo Mokranjska Miljacka, the bone remains of the cave bear (Ursus spelaeus Rosenmüller & Heinroth, 1794) was found. This is the new Pleistocene fauna locality of this extinct species in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Almost complete cranial skeleton belongs to a young adult male. Analyzed morphometric proportions completely fit within the variation range of the Pleistocene cave bear populations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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28-12-2020
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New locality of cave bear (Ursus spelaeus rosenmüller & heinroth, 1794) in Bosnia and Herzegovina: morphoanatomical characteristics of cranial skeleton found in cave at Vrelo Mokranjska Miljacka. (2020). VETERINARIA, 58(1-2), 97-109. https://veterinaria.unsa.ba/journal/index.php/vfs/article/view/194
