Identifying Pleistocene Ursus fossils from dental morphology analyses of American black bear (Ursus americanus) and brown bear (Ursus arctos) specimens

Presentation Year

2023

College or Department

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

This project aimed to use black and brown bear teeth measurements in order to see if species identifications can be made for fossil bears.
Using specimens across four Californian natural history museums, we found that one tooth measurement was sufficient to identify between the two species.

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

Primary Contact: First Name

Tananya

Primary Contact: Last Name

Alberts

Primary Contact: Email

tta9@humboldt.edu

Primary Contact: I am a

Undergraduate Student

Primary Contact: Phone Number

6503432078