which would have provided it with good peripheral vision

with powerful hind legs that gave it speed and agility

The cranial endoskeleton shows a combination of primitive and derived features

The Oldman Formation represents a complex fluvial system

Ursus spelaeus Escala:1:35 which would have provided itUrsus spelaeus, commonly known as the cave bear, was a large ursid from the European Pleistocene and one of the most emblematic species of Quaternary megafauna. It inhabited extensive regions of Europe during the Middle and Late Pleistocene, particularly temperate, cold and mountainous environments associated with open woodlands, grasslands, valleys and karst systems. Its specific name, spelaeus, refers directly to caves, as its remains are frequently