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Common Name

Black Bear

Specimen Numbers

UWBM-33259

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

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cranium	259.348	164.338	117.688
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	51.034	133.768	44.52
Cervical Vertebrae 2 - Axis	70.673	63.725	60.8
Jaw	184.784	137.285	91.251

Specimen Elements

City

Pierce county, Mt. R

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

S Schlegel

Collection

Burke Museum: Mammology

Sex

Male

Is Complete

No

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Country: USA State: Washington - - Location: Pierce county, Mt. R

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Specimen Links

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Comments

1610-140-225-120 mm. A.R. Weisbrod 1015