Detail View: Alabama Biodiversity Database: Ursus americanus
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MSC Number:
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MSC 04173.1
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Inv. Category:
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RMM
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Inv. Number:
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4173
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Discipline:
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Paleontology
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Name:
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Ursus americanus
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Authority:
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Pallas, 1780
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Common Name:
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American Black Bear
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Sex:
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Undetermined
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Lifestage:
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Undetermined
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Element:
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Maxilla fragment, with M1-2
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Side:
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Right
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Chordata
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Class:
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Mammalia
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Order:
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Carnivora
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Family:
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Ursidae
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Genus:
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Ursus
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Species:
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americanus
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Site Number:
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ACb-2
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County:
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Colbert County
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State:
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Alabama
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Country:
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United States
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Continent:
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North America
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Horizon:
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Zone 1/2
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Member:
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N/A
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Formation:
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N/A
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Group or Complex:
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N/A
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Specimen Age:
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Wisconsian
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Eon:
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Phanerozoic
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Era:
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Cenozoic
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Period:
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Quaternary
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Sub-Period:
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N/A
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Epoch:
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Pleistocene
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Stage:
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Upper Pleistocene
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Collected By:
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Museum Expedition
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Day Collected:
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10
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Month Collected:
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July
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Year Collected:
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1984
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Identified By:
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Amy Sheldon
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Last Date Modified:
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8/23/2015
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Modified By:
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Jun Ebersole
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Car.:
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4B
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Sec.:
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2
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Tray:
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Not assigned
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Status:
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In storage
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Quantity:
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1
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Notes:
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Pit 2, Articulates with 4173.2
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Field Number:
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Not available
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Publication:
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Unpublished
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