Ursus spelaeus Rosenmüller & Heinroth, 1794
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Ursus spelaeus Rosenmüller & Heinroth, 1794 |
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Ursus spelaeus Rosenmüller & Heinroth, 1794
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — NISP =17; MNI =9.
1842 sample: 1 left maxilla; 1 right M1; 1 right mandible; 1 right m3.
1989-1992 sample: 1 right I2; 2 right I3; 1 left I3; 1 left C; 1 right M2; 1 right i1-3; 2 left c; 1 left m2; 1 left m3; 1 canine?; 1 lower molar?
DESCRIPTION
Bear remains are far from being well represented in the Fouvent assemblage. Seventeen elements, referred to nine individuals (adult and old bears) have been attributed to Ursidae . The original work of Lovis (1968), based on the 1842 sample, reports the presence of two different species: the brown bear Ursus arctos and the cave bear U. spelaeus . Re-examination of both this material and bone remains recovered from the 1989-1992 excavations allows identifying a single species, U. spelaeus . Morphometric data ( Table 6) and morphological features (e.g., general shape and size of raw teeth, high development of numerous cuspids) of unworn teeth (1842.66 left maxilla including M1 and M2; G9.B.558 right M2 ( Fig.4J, K View FIG ); F10.C.263 left m3) relate unambiguously this material to the cave bear. The wide size range as recorded for a given dental locus (e.g., length ranging between 25.3 and 31 mm on M1 and between 40.5 and 48 mm on M2) might be due to either intraspecific variability or sexual dimorphism (marked in recent ursids). Such variability is often recorded for tooth length: Spahni (1954) recorded significant variations on M2 of bears from Austrian caves; a 38.5-48.7 mm range is observed on 18 teeth at Arcy-sur-Cure ( Baryshnikov & David 2000); at Pestera cu Oase ( Romania), the length of M2 ranges between 37.8 and 52.1 mm ( Pacher & Quilès 2013). Be as it may, at Fouvent, the low number of teeth does not allow to test these variations in good statistical conditions.
Fouvent-Saint-Andoche
Gulo schlosseri L’Escale ( Bonifay 1971)
Gulo gulo Late Pleistocene View in CoL : Aufhauserner, Baumannshöhle Grotta dell’ Orso, Ludvikova jama, Drachenhöhle, Predmost Slouper Höhle, Salzofen, Zoolithen ( Döppes 2001) ( Bonifay 1971) Trois-Frères, Bouxes ( Mallye & Guérin 2002) ( Bonifay 1971)
Gulo gulo View in CoL extant female ( Döppes 2001)
Gulo gulo extant male ( Döppes 2001)
Gulo gulo modern ( Mallye & Guérin 2002)
Meles thorali Saint-Valler, Lunel-Viel ( Bonifay, 1971)
Meles meles modern ( Mallye & Guérin, 2002)
Suborder FELIFORMIA Kretzoi, 1945 Family FELIDAE Fischer de Waldheim, 1817 Subfamily PANTHERINAE Pocock, 1917 Genus Panthera Oken, 1816
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