DMNS Mammals 6840: Ursus arctos horribilis

Ursus arctos horribilis

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Caniformia Ursidae Ursinae Ursus (Ursus) arctos horribilis

brown bear; grizzly bear; ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿

Identified by Colorado Division of Wildlife on 1980-06-04
Nature of ID: legacy

Ursus arctos (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Caniformia Ursidae Ursinae Ursus (Ursus) arctos

Mexican grizzly bear; Oso pardo; brown bear; grizzly bear; ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿

sensu Jacoby et al. 1999
Identified by T. Hanley, Charles Robbins, Michael E. Jacoby, Grant V. Hilderbrand, Christopher Servheen, Charles C. Schwartz, Stephen M. Arthur, Robert Michener
Nature of ID: published referral
Remarks: ID from citation in Jacoby et al. 1999.

Ursus arctos (Linnaeus, 1758)

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Caniformia Ursidae Ursinae Ursus (Ursus) arctos

Mexican grizzly bear; Oso pardo; brown bear; grizzly bear; ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿

sensu Miller et al. 2006
Identified by Lisette Waits, Craig R. Miller, P. Joyce
Nature of ID: molecular data
Remarks: ID from citation in Miller et al. 2006.

Citations

voucher of Ursus arctos (Linnaeus, 1758) in Miller et al. 2006

voucher of Ursus arctos (Linnaeus, 1758), page 927 in Jacoby et al. 1999

Determination Type:

accepted place of collection

assigned by John R. Demboski on 1979-09-23

Higher Geography:

North America, United States, Colorado, Conejos County

Verbatim Locality:

Near headwaters of the Navajo River

Specific Locality:

South San Juan Wilderness, near headwaters of the Navajo River

Collecting Source:

wild caught

Event Date:

23 September 1979

Verification Status:

unverified

Event Coordinates:	37.2533/-106.6453
Datum:	World Geodetic System 1984
Original Coordinate Format:	decimal degrees
Error:	3700 m
Georeference Source:	GeoLocate
Georeference Protocol:	GeoLocate

Collectors

Ed Wiseman

Preparators

Ray Carrasco

Identifiers

GenBank: DQ914365

original identifier: Colorado Division of Wildlife seal4605

Details

Part Name	Condition	#	Remarks
partial skeleton	excellent	1	missing right front leg and scapula
skin (tanned)	excellent	1

sex: female

Colorado Division of Wildlife, Denver, 1979-09-23

unformatted measurements: Weight estimated at 350-400 pounds

Colorado Division of Wildlife, 2008-06-04

Remarks: Last grizzly bear known from Colorado. Donated to DMNS by the Colorado Division of Wildlife on 04 June 1980.

Accession

1111

Usage

Contributed By Project: Uncrowding, rehousing, and electronic migration of the mammal collection at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DBI-1057336)

Media

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Media Details
Skeleton of last known grizzly bear from Colorado