Steppe brown bear
The steppe brown bear (Ursus arctos priscus) is an extinct subspecies of brown bear that lived in Eurasia during the Pleistocene period. Fossils of the bear have been found in various caves in Slovakia, particularly those of Vazec, Vyvieranie, Lisková, Kupcovie Izbicka, and Okno.[1]
| Ursus arctos priscus | |
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| Illustraion of a steppe brown bear battling a cave lion | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Genus: | Ursus |
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| Subspecies: | †U. a. priscus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Ursus arctos priscus | |
Description
It may have weighed between 300 and 1,000 kilograms (660 and 2,200 lb), and was possibly more carnivorous than its modern relatives.[2]
References
- Sabol, M. (2001), Fossil Brown Bears of Slovakia (Los osos pardos fósiles de Eslovaquia) (PDF), 26, Bratislava: Cadernos Lab. Xeolóxico de Laxe Coruña, pp. 311–316, ISSN 0213-4497
- "Pleistocene Steppe Brown Bear". Prehistoric Fauna. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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