Bear market: Cave sheds light on ursine evolution
October 27, 2008
A brown bears plays at a zoo. The ancestor of two main species of bear lived around 1.6 million years ago, according to analysis of bones found in the Chauvet Cave in southern France, better known for its dazzling examples of Stone Age artwork.
The ancestor of two main species of bear lived around 1.6 million years ago, according to analysis of bones found in the Chauvet Cave in southern France, better known for its dazzling examples of Stone Age artwork.
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