Behavioural ecology of Late Pleistocene bears (Ursus spelaeus, Ursus ingressus): Insight from stable isotopes (C, N, O) and tooth microwear

• Published in: Quaternary International
• Main Authors: Münzel, Susanne, Florent, Rivals, Pacher, Martina
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ University of South Florida 2014
• Subjects: Jura; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/432; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2013.10.020

Several types of bears lived in Europe during the Late Pleistocene. Some of them, such as cave bears (Ursus s. spelaeus and Ursus ingressus), did not survive after about 25,000 years ago, while others are still extant, such as brown bear (Ursus arctos). Our article aims at a better understanding of...