Polar Bear in Iceland (1 Viewer)

[lashinala]

Interesting article on polar bear dispersal:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=polar-bear-genome-climate
finding polar bear fossils/remains are very rare, as they usually die at sea. I'm curious if anyone has ever found fossils in Iceland.

 

[Edward]

Interesting article on polar bear dispersal:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=polar-bear-genome-climate
finding polar bear fossils/remains are very rare, as they usually die at sea. I'm curious if anyone has ever found fossils in Iceland.

The oldest Polar Bear remains to have been found in Iceland is a molar thought to be at least 10,000 years old.

 

[Farnboro John]

There's a skull from a cave in Scotland as well (about 20,000 years ago I think), but don't hold your breath for the next one. Even Walruses seem to have become thin on the ground.

John

 

[Edward]

There's a skull from a cave in Scotland as well (about 20,000 years ago I think), but don't hold your breath for the next one. Even Walruses seem to have become thin on the ground.
John

One in Denmark and another in the Faroe Islands so far this year (Walrus that is).

 

[Farnboro John]

One in Denmark and another in the Faroe Islands so far this year (Walrus that is).

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