Remains of cave hyenas Crocuta spelaea (Hyaenidae) from Late Pleistocene cave and alluvial localities in southern Western Siberia
Journal: Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS
Year: 2024

The results of studying 562 bone remains of Crocuta spelaea (Goldfuss, 1823) from 12 cave sites in Khakassia and Altai and 4 alluvial sites in the upper Ob River are presented. In the Fanatics cave in Khakassia, 3 almost complete skeletons of cave hyenas and one partially preserved were found. In this trap cave, 37–42 thousand years ago, hyenas died falling into a deep karst well. Morphometric analysis of the skulls and bones of the postcranial skeleton showed that the cave hyenas of the Late Pl