Abstract

A fragment of a bear skull with partially preserved dentition is descibed from the Lower Pleistocene deposits of the Taurida cave (Crimea). The presence of P1–P3, the structure of P4, and sizes of the cheek teeth enable the identification of the specimen as Ursus etruscus Cuvier, 1823. The new find is the first in Crimea and the entire Russia and is of great interest due to rarity of this species in the Pleistocene of Eastern Europe.

中文翻译：

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在克里米亚（Taurida洞穴，早更新世）发现Etruscan熊（Ursus etruscus，Ursidae，肉食动物）。

摘要

从Taurida洞穴（Crimea）的下更新世沉积物中描绘出了具有部分保留的齿系的熊头骨碎片。P1–P3的存在，P4的结构以及颊齿的大小使该标本的鉴定为Ursus etruscus Cuvier，1823年。新发现是克里米亚和整个俄罗斯的第一个发现，并且由于该物种在东欧的更新世很少见。