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Résumé

The excavation carried out in 1998 autumn along Caverna Generosa entrance gallery allowed to recover not only Ursus spelaeus rests, but also other mammals bones. These finds, in consideration of their stratigraphic position, are divided in three faunal associations. The older is constituted by Ursus spelaes, Rupicapra rupicapra, Capra ibex, Canis lupus, Marmota marmotta. The second by Alces alces, Capra ibex, Cervus elaphus, Marmota marmotta and Ursus spelacus. The first one, which is the youngest, consists of mammals that live today on the Generoso Mountain. The two ancient associations show climate change from cold dry and open situation lo cold and woody one. The lacking of direct dating does not permit to position with precision this event, but Ursus spelaeus presence permits to consider that this climate change was happened in the Late Pleistocene.