Cave bear

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cave_bear
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Extinct species
gptkbp:causeOfExtinction Climate change
Human activity
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo gptkb:Brown_bear
gptkb:Polar_bear
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Bones found in prehistoric human sites
Subject of Paleolithic cave art
gptkbp:diet Herbivorous
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:extinct gptkb:Late_Pleistocene
about 24,000 years ago
gptkbp:family gptkb:Ursidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Johann_Christian_Rosenmüller
1794
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Pleistocene
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Ursus
gptkbp:habitat Caves
gptkbp:heightAtShoulder up to 1.7 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cave bear
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Swabian_Jura
gptkb:Carpathian_Mountains
gptkb:Drachenhöhle
gptkbp:order gptkb:Carnivora
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Ursus_spelaeus
gptkbp:size Large
gptkbp:status Extinct
gptkbp:teethAdaptation Grinding vegetation
gptkbp:weight up to 1,000 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Europe_(fossil_record)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6