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  • Hello.

  • Hi.

  • You're the guy, right?

  • I'm the guy, I guess.

  • Okay, I've got something you need.

  • All right, That looks creepy.

  • What is it?

  • It's the skeletal paw of the cave bear.

  • Okay.

  • I thought you're gonna say Bigfoot, but I have.

  • Ah, fossilized.

  • Paula came there.

  • I got a cave bear paw at a fossil show.

  • I've had it for about five years, so I think it's time for it to move.

  • I'm hoping to sell it for about $1000.

  • This is from a cave bear.

  • They were talking like old, like thousands and thousands of years ago.

  • Room place?

  • The same times.

  • What time's place?

  • The scene twice to see.

  • Yes, This was back when cave men were wandering around Europe.

  • And this guy was from Romania of 20 to 30,000 years old.

  • Okay.

  • Cave bears more or less died away with the Ice age one way they lived in caves.

  • So with these bears did pass away.

  • Their boat's got a little bit preserved because they're inside caves.

  • They were sharing the case with the cave men off.

  • The only way those two were sharing a cave if humans were the field.

  • Yeah, really cool.

  • Uh, so it's all fossilized?

  • Yes.

  • Is this all wired together or wire?

  • And I suspect some glue.

  • Okay, these things are definitely collectible.

  • In fact, the whole fossil thing is sort of hot right now.

  • There you go.

  • You need this.

  • So you look at the Celtics grand, okay?

  • Having just looking for 1000.

  • Okay, I have no idea.

  • That's a great price, but I am a friend.

  • That's a paleontologist.

  • So let me give him a call.

  • Have to take a look at it.

  • Because I am.

  • I'm sort of lost her.

  • I'll be right back.

  • Okay, So I have a lady in the store with what she says is a fossilized cave bear paw, and that it's over 10,000 years old.

  • Fossils are super collectible right now, and they bring good money.

  • But I have no idea if this thing's really or what it's worth.

  • I've called in Andre by paleontologist friend.

  • He's gonna help us out.

  • This young lady right here has a cave bearer claw.

  • Absolutely.

  • This is er, cysts.

  • Delius.

  • What?

  • Okay, first spear.

  • Lius.

  • Yeah, We're gonna talk some Latin Ursus spiel.

  • IUs is the scientific name of the cave bear thes were massive animals that ranged all over Europe in Asia.

  • Okay, really Kind of an interesting fact about the cave bears is everybody thinks they're these big, terrifying carnivores.

  • But studying their teeth, scientists have noticed their teeth started to change from Carnivore based diet tomb or herbivore based diet.

  • So believe it or not, thes gigantic bears probably ate more vegetables than meat.

  • But you still wouldn't want to piss him off.

  • Oh, absolutely.

  • One swat of a cave baron, You break your neck.

  • These animals are remarkable.

  • They were the size of a Kodiak grizzly standing 10 or 12 feet tall.

  • I mean, I've gotten a lot of fossils over the years, and stuff like that's a lot of times, some of these air replaced with these cave bear hands and feet.

  • There's so much original material out there that generally it's not really worth it to faith these.

  • But my only concerns would be any kind of damaging preservation, articulating it.

  • Ah, a lot of people like to put metal inside of the bones.

  • That's something I would look for.

  • Yeah, I see the metal in there now, so that's typical.

  • It's not ideal I see some putty work done right here to attach all those ankle bones together.

  • That's also typical.

  • I don't see anything that stands out as unusual.

  • Okay, so this is all 100% like 30,000 year old bear.

  • This specimen is 100% boss.

  • So what's it worth?

  • Retail value.

  • These air super cool because it's a bear, Paul, but these are fairly common.

  • If this came into the museum, I would appraise it at about $900.

  • Thanks, man.

  • Appreciate it.

  • Thank you.

  • All right.

  • So how much did you want for this?

  • Well, 1000 them.

  • So you're not gonna give me 1000?

  • Uh, no.

  • What's the best you can offer me?

  • Water box.

  • Can you do 500?

  • I'll go forward 1/4.

  • That's really the best I could go.

  • Can you squeak it up the forfeit?

  • No, no, no, no.

  • Thes things.

  • Air need they do.

  • So they take a long time.

  • Okay.

  • Well, I like you for 25.

  • All right?

  • I will meet you right over there.

  • We'll do some paperwork.

  • I'll get paid.

  • Okay.

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