1.7" Extinct Cave Bear Ursus Spelaeus Incisor Tooth Rooted Pleistocene Age COA, Stand

Location: Romania

Weight: 0.3 Ounces 

Dimensions: 1.7 Inches Long, 0.5 Inches Wide, 0.5 Inches Thick

Comes with a Free Acrylic Base (Stand) & Mineral Tack.

Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

The item pictured is the one you will receive.  

Ursus spelaeus is a remarkable Pleistocene fossil highly valued by collectors and researchers for its rarity and provenance. This rooted incisor, recovered from a European cave deposit, dates to approximately 24,000 years ago and represents one of the best-preserved examples of Cave Bear dentition.

Ursus spelaeus was primarily folivorous, with robust molars and premolars adapted for chewing fibrous vegetation, though taphonomic evidence suggests occasional omnivory. Its obligate cave-dwelling behavior is unique among bears, with year-round subterranean occupation providing shelter, hibernation, and breeding space. Fossils with verified provenance offer critical data for comparative dental morphology, evolutionary studies, and paleoenvironmental reconstructions.

Collectors and museums prize such specimens for both their scientific importance and display appeal. The combination of documented provenance, size, and condition makes this incisor a rare opportunity to study one of Europe’s iconic Ice Age megafauna.