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| Short faced bear Fossil 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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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 on 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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