Fullux Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Hi all, does anyone know why fossils from Cave bears usually are very lightly colored? The dentin and enamel in their teeth also look like they've hardly even been fossilized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBkansas Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) Could be because they are typically found on the floors of caves instead of embedded in sediment. Here's a paper on it: https://sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/v10002-009-0003-2 Edited March 28, 2023 by JBkansas 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, JBkansas said: Could be because they are typically found on the floors of caves instead of embedded in sediment. I think so too and with out a lot of grounds water penetrating them. I have some Crocuta crocuta found in a cave in Devon with the same look of preservation. Edited March 28, 2023 by Bobby Rico 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBkansas Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) An in situ fossil in Romania: A pair of vertebra embedded in cave rock: Edited March 28, 2023 by JBkansas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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