Skull (cast) of Ursus spelaeus, an early Pleistoecene “cave bear,” from Valley Anatomical Preparations, Canoga Park, CA.
Souvenir postcards showing prehistoric bear imagery: The first, a black and white reproduction of a color painting by Charles R. Knight at The Field Museum; the second, a mounted skeleton at The Field Museum of Arctodus simus, a late Pleistocene “short-faced” bear; and lastly. full-sized statues at “Dinosaur World,” Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay, North Wales.
Postcard from the George C. Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries, Los Angeles, CA, showing a mural painted by Jerome and Elma Connoly, depicting “a general view of what Southern California must have looked like 40,000 years ago.” A “short-faced” bear can be seen at far left.
