Cranial Pathology Ofursus Spelaeus Rosenmüller & Heinroth From Chateau Pignon, Basque Territories (Spain)

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ID12371143
AutoresLuigi Capasso (0000-0002-7120-9624, National Archaeological Museum, autor de correspondencia)
Año1998
Volumen8
Número2
Páginas107-115
Fecha de publicación1998-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199803/04)8:2<107::aid-oa415>3.0.co;2-s
OpenAlexW2006184277
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas2

A complex lesion, on a skull of a female cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) associated with perforations of the frontal sinus is described. Paleopathological analysis suggests that the lesion is attributable to complex cranial trauma, probably complicated by an infection which appears to have occurred following a fight, most likely with another bear or, possibly, a cave lion (Panthera leo spelaea); at least one of the perforations observed on the skull may have been produced by the canine of a large carnivore. This hypothesis is supported by the frequent intraspecific aggressiveness documented in modern bears, and by evidence suggesting interspecific fights between cave bears and cave lions. The case is discussed in the light of other evidence reported in the literature. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Archaeology · Biology · Carnivore · Cave · Crania · Geography · Hyena · Paleopathology · Panthera · Predation · Skull · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Anatomy · Ecology