The steppe brown bear (Ursus arctos priscus) is a disputed extinct subspecies of brown bear that lived in Eurasia during either the Pleistocene or the early Holocene epochs, but its geological age is uncertain.

[1] Fossils of the bear have been found in various caves in Slovakia, particularly those of Vazec, Vyvieranie, Lisková, Kupcovie Izbicka, and Okno.

[2] Other authors have argued that the subspecies should be rendered invalid, as its geological age is unclear and "its skull is identical to modern U.

[4] It was more carnivorous than a modern brown bear, consuming 50 kg (110 lb) of meat per day.

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