#96 • Cave Bear Thoracic Vertebra & Sacrum

Part of Collection of Arthur Gross Day 2 (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $110.00

Status: Sold

Category: Natural History

A single fossilized thoracic vertebra and sacrum from a Pleistocene Cave Bear (Ursus spelaeus), a species that lived in mountain caves of Central Europe to Russia 200,000 to 40,000 years ago. The vertebra retains the spinous process as well as both transverse processes, the body having several fissures but little if any actual loss. The sacrum, a shield-shaped bony structure at the base of the spine, is remarkably well preserved with minor crest loss as photographed. Largest piece measures approximately: 13.5" x 10" x 7.5".