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#REDIRECT [[Tremarctinae]]
'''''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==
*[[Holocene extinction event]]
*[[New World Pleistocene extinctions]]
*[[Pleistocene megafauna]]

==External links==
*[http://www.uaf.edu/news/a_news/20041111132847.html U. of Alaska Fairbanks: P. Matheus, Ancient fossil offers new clues to brown bears past]
*[http://www.beringia.com/02/02maina4.html beringia.com]

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{{wikispecies|Arctodus}}

[[Category:Bears]]
[[Category:Prehistoric bears]]
[[Category:Pleistocene mammals]]
[[Category:Prehistoric mammals of North America]]

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