EXTINCT Fossil HUGE CAVE BEAR skeleton Romanian RECORD RARE Extinct Romania Bears full BODY Museum Collector Start Price USD 29,999.00 Current Price USD 29,999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 13, 2008 End Time Saturday, December 13, 2008 Location Myrtle Beach, SC See more about 'EXTINCT Fossil HUGE CAVE BEAR skeleton Romanian RECORD' Description You are bidding on a MALE CAVE BEAR, FULLY ARTICULATED SKELETON from ROMANIA, Extinct Ursus Spelaeus Museum quality, 92% original, Pleistocene age, era covers 200,000 to 20,000 years old Actual Bear Height: 93-1/2 inches (237.5 cm) tall  Total height with stand: 8.125 feet (97-1/2" or 247-7cm) tall Skull measurements:  19-3/4" (50.2 cm) long and 12-3/4" (32.4 cm) wide Fully assembled, Reinforced, on custom made wrought iron stand, posed at full standing height.  Arms, legs and torso come off for easy shipment; includes breastbone; feet start 4" off the floor.  Associated upper & lower jaws are closed (NOTE: many skulls are shown with the mouth open, due to the fact that they do not match - these do match, from the same bear).  NOT A REPLICA, these are the genuine fossil cave bear bones.   Awesome bone structure!     Strike a pose!      Glenn is 5'10" tall, look at the height of this magnificent beast!     Back of head, upper back/shoulders, lower back/rib cage.   Lower back/pelvis, front pelvis/legs, back view of legs.    Right hand, left hand.     Left foot, right foot. Any private collector or museum would be proud to display such a SPECTACULAR ancient fossil Bear comes with Romanian export papers, we physically have the bear in our possession. LARGER than the Russian Bear, THIS IS A TRUE CAVE DWELLING BEAR from the Carpathian Mountain caves in the area of Brasov,  Romania ("Brasso" translation in Hungarian).  Dated to the Pleistocene Era (42,000 to 100,000 years old).  The male cave bear grew to 10 feet or more in length, and a weight of up to a ton (2000 pounds). Since the Cave Bear was declared a National Treasure by Romania, no more of these fossils will be legally released from their borders.  We are pleased to offer you this generous selection with authentication papers & information card. Early discoveries of Cave Bear skeletal remains, found in the caves of Central Europe, were thought to be from unicorns and DRAGONS as well as bear.  The bones of this European Cave Bear, considered to be of medicinal value, were pulverized and used in pharmacies for potions and elixirs.  From 1920-1924, over 100,000 cave bear skeletons were taken from the Drachenhohle Cave near Mixnitz, Austria and used for PHOSPHATE and FERTILIZER - gee, what a waste of such unique fossils! FREE shipping East of Mississippi River, West of the Mississippi is negotiable. US ONLY! Click on my red Ebay store tag for similar items! Check out a selection of my auctions here... Place a Bid!