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#REDIRECT [[Tremarctinae]] |
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'''''Arctodus''''' is an extinct genus including two species of prehistoric bears of the subfamily [[Spectacled Bear|Tremarctinae]]. ''[[Arctodus simus]]'', along with many other large mammals, became extinct during the [[Pleistocene]] epoch; it was closely preceded by ''[[Arctodus pristinus|A. pristinus]]'', an evolutionary cousin or even ancestor of ''A. simus'', proportionally shorter of leg and longer of muzzle.<ref name="Shortface">{{cite web | url =http://www.beringia.com/02/02maina4.html| title = North American Short-Faced Bear | work = Harrington, C.R| publisher = Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre| accessdate = 2008-07-19}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==See also== |
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*[[Holocene extinction event]] |
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*[[New World Pleistocene extinctions]] |
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*[[Pleistocene megafauna]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.uaf.edu/news/a_news/20041111132847.html U. of Alaska Fairbanks: P. Matheus, Ancient fossil offers new clues to brown bears past] |
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*[http://www.beringia.com/02/02maina4.html beringia.com] |
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{{wikispecies|Arctodus}} |
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[[Category:Bears]] |
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[[Category:Prehistoric bears]] |
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[[Category:Pleistocene mammals]] |
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[[Category:Prehistoric mammals of North America]] |
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