Fossil population structure and mortality analysis of the cave bears from Urşilor Cave, north-western Romania

Fossil population structure and mortality analysis of the cave bears from Urşilor Cave, north-western Romania

Research in cave bear palaeobiology focusing on population structure and mortality analysis may improve our understanding regarding the ecology of this species which vanished at the end of Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 3, prior to Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), if assessed populations are large enough. Su...

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Main Author: Marius Robu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2016-06-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Subjects:
Mammalia
Ursus spelaeus
cave taphonomy
death pattern
sex-ratio
Romanian Carpathians
Urşilor Cave
Online Access:http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app61/app002012015.pdf

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