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Skeleton of a cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) on display at the American Museum of Natural History. The cave bear lived in Europe during the Pleistocene and shared the stage with early humans up to around 24,000 years ago, when it went extinct.
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Dembowski, J. (2016, December 09). Cave Bear Skeleton. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6118/cave-bear-skeleton/
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Dembowski, Jan. "Cave Bear Skeleton." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 09, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6118/cave-bear-skeleton/.
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Dembowski, Jan. "Cave Bear Skeleton." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 09 Dec 2016. Web. 03 Mar 2025.
