Frozen finds: Missouri Ice Age cave slowly revealing treasures

Monday, September 25, 2006

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The bear that left a 3-foot long claw mark in an Ice Age clay bank was the largest bear species ever to walk the earth, about 6 feet tall at the shoulder and capable of moving its 1,800 pounds up to 45 miles per hour in a snarling dash for prey.

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