cave bear
Americannoun
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So far, scientists have sequenced the genomes of about 20 extinct species, including a cave bear, passenger pigeon, and several types of mammoths and moas.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 9, 2022
But the genetic data wrung from cave bear bones make a compelling case that humans played a large role in their extinction.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2019
It’s the one specimen Hjartarson doesn’t have in his collection, which includes whales, mice, dolphins, hamsters, rats, wolves and a cave bear that may be Siggi’s oldest acquisition.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2014
Previously researchers had obtained DNA from similarly ancient cave bear remains found at the site, raising hopes that recovering DNA from the fossil humans might be next.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 19, 2013
One day it was the size of a wolf, the next the size of a cave bear, then the size of a great elk.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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