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As a result, differentiating Arctodus simus from Arctodus pristinus can be difficult, as male individuals of Arctodus pristinus can overlap in size with female individuals of Arctodus simus. [ 20 ] [ 57 ] [ 59 ] Arctodus simus superficially resembled living hyaenids in skull shape and relative lengths of the trunk, back and limbs. [ 49 ]
Arctotherium ("bear beast") is an extinct genus of the Pleistocene short-faced bears endemic to Central and South America. [1] Arctotherium migrated from North America to South America during the Great American Interchange, following the formation of the Isthmus of Panama during the late Pliocene.
The Tremarctinae or short-faced bears is a subfamily of Ursidae that contains one living representative, the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) of South America, and several extinct species from four genera: the Florida spectacled bear (Tremarctos floridanus), the North American giant short-faced bears Arctodus (A. pristinus and A. simus), the South American giant short-faced bear ...
Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus †Amphimachairodus †Amphimachairodus coloradensis †Amplibuteo †Amplibuteo concordatus †Antecalomys †Antecalomys vasquezi; Antrozous †Antrozous pallidus; Aquila †Aquila bivia; Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale †Arctodus ...
† Arctodus pristinus [8] [1] Many individuals, including several partial skulls and mandibles. [3] Arctodus was one of the largest known carnivorans in history and belonged to the Tremarctinae, a subfamily of bears endemic to the Americas.
A skull and partial skeleton commonly known as the La Brea Woman. The remains of a woman between 18 and 24 years old who died of a fractured skull. This skeleton represents the only known human remains from the tar pits. She was found alongside a grinding stone and may have been buried in the tar. framless
Inostrancevia latifrons is the largest known gorgonopsian, with a skull length of more than 60 cm (24 in), a total length approaching 3.5 m (11 ft) and a mass of 300 kg (660 lb). [18] Rubidgea atrox is the largest African gorgonopsian, with skull of nearly 45 cm (18 in) long. [19]
Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale †Arctodus †Arctodus simus †Arctostaphylos †Arenahippus †Aristolochia †Armintomys †Armintomys tullbergi †Artocarpus – tentative report †Asarkina; Asio †Asio flammeus; A living Asio otus, or long-eared owl †Asio otus †Asplenium †Astronium †Athyana ...