Back to Search
Start Over
Ursus spelaeus vanished because of dental stress?
- Source :
- International Journal of Osteoarchaeology; July 1999, Vol. 9 Issue: 4 p257-259, 3p
- Publication Year :
- 1999
-
Abstract
- The palaeopathological study of a large skeletal collection of Ursus spelaeus from Italy indicates that the most frequent pathologies were diseases of the teeth and jaws and this indicates that the extinction of the large European bear, in large part, can be attributable to masticatory disadaptation. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1047482X and 10991212
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs1781945
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1212(199907/08)9:4<257::AID-OA488>3.0.CO;2-B