Replica Short-faced Bear Skull Rabbits the remains of two specimens

the remains of two specimens were found in the Haile limestone quarries in Alachua County

Average Skull Length: 7

Origin: Galapagos Islands

This skull is unusually masculine in form

Replica Short-faced Bear Skull Rabbits the remains of two specimensArctodus simus (Cope 1897), which is more closely related to the Andean Bears, Tremarctos than to Ursus, have been found in several locations from Mexico to Alaska. Those specimens from Alaska, known as Arctodus simus yukonensis, are typically more robust than those specimens found in more southern latitudes. These bears were extremely large and weight estimates have been in excess of 1300 lbs. Notably, their limbs were very long and would have