The bears of Scotland
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Kitchener, Andrew C
Britton, Kate
Date published
November 19, 2024
Abstract
The brown bear, Ursus arctos, has one of the widest geographical distributions of any carnivoran in the world and it also has a rich fossil record. However, in Scotland extensive glaciation and acidic soils have resulted in few fossil or archaeological remains of Ursus spp. being discovered. Here, the palaeontological and archaeological records of bears in Scotland are reviewed. The results of recent analytical methods including radiocarbon dating, genetic and stable isotope analyses on many of these specimens are presented and discussed in relation to long-term climatic and ecological changes in Scotland over the last 50 000 years.
Journal title
Annales Zoologici Fennici
Volume
61
Issue
1
Publisher
Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board
ISSN
0003-455X
eISSN
1797-2450
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