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title: Cave Bear Skeleton
author: Jan Dembowski
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6118/cave-bear-skeleton/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Cave Bear Skeleton
_Authored by Jan Dembowski_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6118.jpg)
## Image Caption
Skeleton of a cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) on display at the American Museum of Natural History. The cave bear lived in [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/) during the Pleistocene and shared the stage with early humans up to around 24,000 years ago, when it went extinct.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Dembowski, J. (2016, December 09). Cave Bear Skeleton. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Dembowski, Jan. "Cave Bear Skeleton." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 09, 2016. .
### MLA
Dembowski, Jan. "Cave Bear Skeleton." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Dec 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/36191363@N00/4480111127/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/36191363@N00/4480111127/) by [**Jan Dembowski**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/36191363@N00/4480111127/). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 09 December 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.