Bob Fink wrote:

>        SO HERE IS THE QUESTION: Can a cave bear cub femur that is 2cm wide at
>its narrowest point possibly be 37cm long originally?
>        If it's any help, the ratio of diametere to length is the same in the
>Black bear, so I'm told.
>        I don't need exact answers. JUST AN EDUCATED OPINION

I'd suggest posting your question to the Vertebrate Paleontology list
([log in to unmask])--they're more apt to have access to both modern and
fossil material.

Art Harris
Laboratory for Environmental Biology, Centennial Museum
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA  79968-0519
Tel. (915) 747-6985, Fax (915) 747-5808, e-mail [log in to unmask]
Visit our Web Site at http://www.utep.edu/~leb/home.html