Banwell Bear
This is the skull of the Banwell Bearê. In life the animal stood about 2.5 metres tall and was a hunter-killer. Bison and reindeer provided the perfect diet to satisfy its huge appetite. This skull is about 80,000 years old.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- TTNCM : 40/1995/654
- Collection Class
- Fossils
- Collector Excavator
- William Beard
- Material
- animal remains
- Common Name
- Banwell Bear
- Simple Name
- animal remains
- Period Classification
- Palaeolithic (700,000-10,000 BC)
- Production Date
- 80,000 BP (about)
