Name:
Ursus speleaus Canine Tooth
Age: Pleistocene
Formation: Cave Deposits
Location: Carpath Mountains, Romania
Size: Tooth is about 4 inches along curve
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Here is a large tooth from an ancient bear. This is an Ursus speleaus Canine Tooth from the Cave Deposits of Romania. Cave bears are the largest member of the bear family and the chief animal hunted by Neanderthal man. Cave bear material is becoming harder to obtain, as the old caves have been heavily collected and are producing very little new material. This large tooth is very well preserved. The shiny, off-white enamel is quite beautiful, and the tip of the tooth exhibits a very interesting wear facet. The long, yellow root of the tooth is also wonderfully intact. This is a very nice specimen of a large canine tooth from this extinct Ice Age beast.
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