What size were Arctodus simus and Ursus spelaeus (Carnivora: Ursidae)?

Annales Zoologici Fennici

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-102

  Christiansen, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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Indexed keywords

ARCTODUS SIMUS; URSUS SPELAEUS;

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