Estructura de edades y proporción de sexos del Oso de las Cavernas de Zoolithenhöhle, Alemania
Estructura de edades y proporción de sexos del Oso de las Cavernas de Zoolithenhöhle, Alemania
This paper reports the results of the study of age and sexual composition of the cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) 'population' of the Zoolithenhöhle, a classic cave site in Bavaria, southern Germany. Radiocarbon dating indicates that the assemblage dates to c. 29-24 ka BP. The osteometrical analysis shows that the great majority (ca. 90%) of the bears denning in the site were females. The tooth eruption and wear reveal the presence of a large proportion of young and some mature animals but a marked paucity of very old adults. The reason(s) for this very skewed sex ratio and the almost total absence of senile individuals is unclear.
Ageing, Cave bears, Demography, Germany, Sexual dimorphism
289-299
Weinstock, J.
edcdb255-f6d0-4a66-8c47-28b70d79896e
2001
Weinstock, J.
edcdb255-f6d0-4a66-8c47-28b70d79896e
Weinstock, J.
(2001)
Estructura de edades y proporción de sexos del Oso de las Cavernas de Zoolithenhöhle, Alemania.
Cadernos do Laboratorio Xeoloxico de Laxe, (26), .
Abstract
This paper reports the results of the study of age and sexual composition of the cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) 'population' of the Zoolithenhöhle, a classic cave site in Bavaria, southern Germany. Radiocarbon dating indicates that the assemblage dates to c. 29-24 ka BP. The osteometrical analysis shows that the great majority (ca. 90%) of the bears denning in the site were females. The tooth eruption and wear reveal the presence of a large proportion of young and some mature animals but a marked paucity of very old adults. The reason(s) for this very skewed sex ratio and the almost total absence of senile individuals is unclear.
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Age structure and sex ratio of cave bears in the Zoolithenhöhle, Southern Germany
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Ageing, Cave bears, Demography, Germany, Sexual dimorphism
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