Ursus Deningeri (Bear) Digits - Westbury, Somerset, UK

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A pair of well-preserved digits from the Middle Pleistocene bear Usus Deningeri. The Westbury cave system was first discovered in 1969 through quarrying, from records of the teeth found it is theorised that different sections of the cave had different uses, from a place where females reared young, to a denning area made by males. A classic location which is now a designated SSSI.

Location: Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset, England

Age: Middle Pleistocene, 1.5-1.1 million years old

Measurements: 4.1cm and 3.6cm

Weight: 11.78g