Ursus spelaeus, Cave Bear Skull & Lower Jaws Triceratops Diplocynodon is an extinct 49

Diplocynodon is an extinct 49 million year old crocodile from the Messel Formation of Germany

Some 60 vertebrate taxa have been described from the formation

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triangular spikes may have protruded laterally along each side of the tail

Ursus spelaeus, Cave Bear Skull & Lower Jaws Triceratops Diplocynodon is an extinct 49The cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) was a species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia during the Pleistocene and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum. Both the word "cave" and the scientific name spelaeus are used because fossils of this species were mostly found in caves. This reflects the views of experts that cave bears may have spent more time in caves than the brown bear, which uses caves only for hibernation Many