Femur of a Cave Bear

In the late 1980’s a palaeontologist discovered for the first time, remains of a cave bear in the region of the Dolomites. This discovery was a breaking point in the history of the Alps. This in fact, helped with the identification of the different ice ages on the Dolomites, it helped to confirm how the glacial periods in the Alps happened in much closer timeframe than originally thought. It was discovered that the cave bear was an active species in the Dolomites between the glacial periods. Fo…

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