Response to Edward and Barnett
The original authors respond to criticism and correct the identity of the polar-bear reference specimen used in their comparison.
What this record tells us
The reference match was to a modern polar bear, rather than the ancient specimen originally described. The response maintained the non-primate interpretation.
- Author / issuing body
- Bryan C. Sykes and co-authors
- Source collection
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B; PubMed Central
- DOI
- 10.1098/rspb.2014.2434
- Checked
- November 1, 2026
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Published follow-up; the correction should accompany discussion of the original Himalayan result.
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