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Common Name

Black Bear

Specimen Numbers

IMNH R-349

Species

Species: americanus

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Carnivora Suborder: Caniformia Family: Ursidae Genus: Ursus Species: americanus 95 Subspecies: altifrontalis 509 Subspecies: amblyceps 510 Subspecies: americanus 511 Subspecies: californiensis 512 Subspecies: carlottae 513 Subspecies: cinnamomum 514 Subspecies: emmonsii 515 Subspecies: eremicus 516 Subspecies: floridanus 517 Subspecies: hamiltoni 518 Subspecies: kermodei 519 Subspecies: luteolus 520 Subspecies: machetes 521 Subspecies: perniger 522 Subspecies: pugnax 523 Subspecies: vancouveri 524 Subspecies: altifrontalis 509 Subspecies: amblyceps 510 Subspecies: americanus 511 Subspecies: californiensis 512 Subspecies: carlottae 513 Subspecies: cinnamomum 514 Subspecies: emmonsii 515 Subspecies: eremicus 516 Subspecies: floridanus 517 Subspecies: hamiltoni 518 Subspecies: kermodei 519 Subspecies: luteolus 520 Subspecies: machetes 521 Subspecies: perniger 522 Subspecies: pugnax 523 Subspecies: vancouveri 524

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Humerus	55.9273	63.9234	257.1515
Caudal Vertebrae 1	58.9423	25.7049	15.4659
Rib First	36.5683	23.0132	77.9848
Rib Second	37.1769	12.7032	69.1822
Ulna	38.5735	49.6096	267.909

Specimen Elements

City

Pocatello, Idaho USA

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

Rica Smith

Collection

Marie Hopkins Comparative Osteology Collection

Sex

Unknown

Is Complete

No

Date Published

11/5/2015

Repository

IMNH Osteology

Repositing City: Pocatello, Idaho USA

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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