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NEW LOCALITY OF CAVE BEAR (Ursus spelaeus Rosenmüller & Heinroth, 1794) IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: MORPHO- ANATOMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CRANIAL SKELETON FOUND IN CAVE AT VRELO MOKRANJSKA MILJACKA
During the investigation of the Cave at Vrelo Mokranjska Miljacka, the bone remains of the cave bear ( Ursus spelaeus Rosenmuller & Heinroth, 1794) was found. This is the new Pleistocene fauna locality of this extinct species in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Almost complete cranial skeleton belongs to a young adult male. Analyzed morphometric proportions completely fit within the variation range of the Pleistocene cave bear populations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Key words: Ursus spelaeus , skull, teeth, Cave of Vrelo Mokranjska Miljacka