 | A fully articulated skeleton of a late prehistoric male cave bear, Ursus Spelaeus was offered for sale in 2018. The cave bear lived in Europe and Asia during the Pleistocene and became extinct about 24,000 years ago. Estimate: $28k - 34k |  |
 | Genetic research that reconstructed the population dynamics of the cave bear implicates Homo sapiens in their Ice Age extinction. Scientists obtained genome data from 59 cave bears from bones unearthed at 14 sites in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Serbia, Spain and Switzerland. A dramatic decline starting about 40,000 years ago coincided with the spread of Homo sapiens throughout Europe. Before the arrival of Homo sapiens, the bear’s population had remained robust. |
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