cave deposits

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• cave bear — an extinct bear, Ursus spelaeus, that lived in caves in Europe during the Pleistocene Epoch. * * * ▪ paleontology  extinct (extinction) species of bear, notable for its habit of inhabiting caves, where its remains are frequently preserved; in… …   Universalium

• cave formations —    1. Secondary mineral deposits formed by the accumulation, dripping, or flowing of water in a cave [10].    2. Unsatisfactory term used to include all varieties of calcite, gypsum and other, rarer, mineral cave deposits; therefore a synonym for …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• Cave diving — is a type of technical diving in which specialized SCUBA equipment is used to enable the exploration of natural or artificial caves which are at least partially filled with water. It is an extension of the more common sport of caving, but is much …   Wikipedia

• cave earth —    , cave fill    Insoluble deposits of clay, silt, sand, or gravel flooring or filling a cave passage. In a more restricted sense, cave earth includes only the finer fractions: clay, silt, and fine sand deposits [10].    Synonym: cave soil …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• Cave hyena — Temporal range: Middle to Late Pleistocene Crocuta crocuta spelaea skeleton from the Muséum de Toulouse …   Wikipedia

• Cave conservation — is the protection and restoration of caves to prevent or minimise the effects of human activity on caves.Some caves have delicate features that can be disturbed by changes in light levels, humidity and air flow. Caves that have lighting that… …   Wikipedia

• cave — cavelike, adj. /kayv/, n., v., caved, caving. n. 1. a hollow in the earth, esp. one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc. 2. a storage cellar, esp. for wine. 3. Eng. Hist. a secession, or a group of seceders, from a… …   Universalium

• Cave Hyena — Taxobox name = Cave Hyena fossil range = Middle to Late Pleistocene image width = 200px image caption = Reconstruction of cave hyena status = Prehistoric trend = unknown regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Carnivora… …   Wikipedia

• cave deposit — ▪ speleology also called  speleothem   any of the crystalline deposits that form in a solution cave after the creation of the cave itself. These deposits are generally composed of calcium carbonate dissolved from the surrounding limestone by… …   Universalium

• Cave — For other uses, see Cave (disambiguation). Cavern redirects here. For other uses, see Cavern (disambiguation). Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to… …   Wikipedia

• Cave bear — Taxobox name = Cave Bear fossil range = Middle to Late Pleistocene image width = 240px image caption = Cave Bear skeleton regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Carnivora familia = Ursidae genus = Ursus species = U.… …   Wikipedia