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The Riverbluff Cave is a paleontological site discovered in the United States, near Springfield, Missouri. The entrance is filled with stalactites, stalagmites and columns. The cave is about 830,000 years old (making it the oldest known fossil cave site in the US[1]) and 610 m long, featuring the pleistocene fossils, notably of the the largest bear species on the Earth (about 6 feet tall at the shoulder and capable of moving its 1,800 pounds up to 45 mph in a snarling dash for prey). The cave was unveiled accidentally, after the blastings for a new road during the September 11, 2001 attacks and became the world's second cave to be wired for virtual tours.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Return to Riverbluff Cave, Matt Forir, Springfield Park Board, Becky Baker, Missouri State University
- ^ Springfield-Greene County Library Board of Trustees
