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Revision as of 15:27, 28 October 2008
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged with Arctodus simus. (Discuss) Proposed since July 2008. |
| Short faced bear Temporal range: Pleistocene
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| A 1.6 m tall Short faced bear next to a 1.8 m human. | |
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| Genus: | Leidy, 1854
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Short faced bear (Genus: Arctodus) is an extinct animal of prehistoric bears of the subfamily Tremarctinae. Arctodus simus, along with many other large mammals, became extinct during the Pleistocene epoch. It was preceded in time by A. pristinus, an evolutionary cousin or even ancestor of A. simus, proportionally shorter of leg and longer of muzzle.[1]
References
- ^ Harrington, C.R. "North American Short-Faced Bear". Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
See also
External links
- U. of Alaska Fairbanks: P. Matheus, Ancient fossil offers new clues to brown bears past
- Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre
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